In Zapopan, Jalisco, he was shot to death Gabriel ‘Gorila’ Toussaint Salmona former mixed martial arts fighter and famous trainer and promoter of this sport.
The events occurred this Wednesday at the intersection of Hacienda Santa Lucía and Américas streets in the Altamira colony of Zapopannear a gas station, where state paramedics tried to revive him.
However, shortly after They confirmed his death as a result of gunshot wounds to the skull and chest.
The 40-year-old athlete was a member of the gym Samurai Fight Centerwhere he also trained new exponents of the sport. At the time of the attack, he was running with his students as a warm-up, before training at the facilities.
He killerwho was wearing a grey jacket, blue jeans and a green backpack with the Green Ecologist Party logos, ran up to him, and without saying a word, He fired several shots directly. He then fled towards Patria Avenue.
Following the attack, a large crowd of people gathered, including gym users, emergency personnel and police officers, as well as the trainer’s family. One of them was detained by the police, as he had damaged one of the patrol cars in his desperation when he saw the athlete, who could not be revived.
At the time of this edition’s closing, his mother had completed the identification process so that his body could be released.
Who was Gabriel ‘Gorilla’ Toussaint?
Gabriel Toussaint, who served as commissioner of mixed martial arts since 2022, he was also a promoter of his sport and held meetings with representatives of his gym and other establishments.
According to a note from the media NorthwestIn 2015, Toussaint won the national championship in the 80-kilogram Kick Boxing category at the Mazatlán Xtreme Fighting event, where he was pleased with the victory.
With that victory, ‘El Gorila’ had added up to that moment a record of nine fights won in exchange for a setback.
2024-08-01 03:42:40