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Gunmen threaten Lionel Messi, shoot at in-law's supermarket

 According to police, gunmen left a threatening message for Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi before opening fire at a supermarket own...

Precious John ELIJAH
Precious John ELIJAH March 03, 2023
Updated March 3, 2023 at 7:44 AM
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 According to police, gunmen left a threatening message for Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi before opening fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws in Argentina's third-largest city on Thursday.

Nobody was hurt in the early-morning attack, and it was unclear why the attackers chose Messi or the Unico supermarket in Rosario, which is owned by Messi's wife's family, Antonella Roccuzzo.

Police said two men on a motorcycle fired at least a dozen shots into a Unico branch in the early hours and left a message on a piece of cardboard that read, "Messi, we're waiting for you. Javkin is also a drug trafficker, so he will not look after you."

Messi, the captain of Argentina's national team that won the World Cup last year for Argentina for the first time in 36 years, has not commented. Messi currently plays for Paris Saint-Germain and spends much of his time overseas, though he often visits Rosario, where he has a home in the suburb of Funes.

The city’s mayor, Pablo Javkin, lashed out at federal authorities over what he called their failure to curb a surge in drug-related violence in Rosario,located about 190 miles (300 kilometers) northwest of the capital of Buenos Aires.

“I doubt everyone, even those who are supposed to protect us,” Javkin said in an interview with a local radio station.

He said the supermarket was in a section of Rosario that has seen frequent crimes, that he has raised the issue in recent meetings with federal and provincial official law enforcement officials, and that no action has been taken.

Javkin also said, “Where are the ones who need to take care of us? It’s clear that those who have the weapons and have the possibility of investigating the criminals aren’t doing it, and it’s very easy for any gang to carry out something like this.”

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