A Mexican ‘drug ballad’ singer killed his daughter’s basketball coach as revenge for leaving her out of the team.
Angelico Reyes opened fire on Guillermo Cordero, 33, after being told his daughter could not be in the starting team – or even a substitute – because she arrived late.
The 11-year-old student had hoped to play a local team at a university court in Oaxaca city, southwest Mexico, but was told to sit out after her family failed to arrived on time.
Reyes appeared to accept the decision at the time, but started an angry confrontation with Cordero after the game finished.
Witnesses then saw him draw his gun and shoot Cordero five times in the chest and abdomen. He then fled with his family. According to police, Reyes and his family are still on the run.
His band, Gelo Reyes y Los Más Buscados, sing co-called narcocorridos, ballad-style which valorize the exploits of drug cartels.
Police in Oaxaca are investigating.
