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Renowned León Bodybuilder Omar Soto Killed in Shooting

Authorities have opened a homicide probe without making arrests following this latest attack on a fitness professional.

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Overview

  • Omar Soto, 49, was shot multiple times by two men on a red motorcycle as he arrived at his mother’s house in Colonia Azteca.
  • The attack occurred near the ISSSTE clinic on Cuitláhuac Street and the assailants fled via Pradera Street.
  • The Guanajuato State Attorney General’s Office has launched an investigation but no suspects have been detained.
  • Soto owned a gym on Boulevard Francisco Villa and was widely respected for his work as a nutritionist and coach.
  • His killing is the latest in a series of unsolved homicides targeting fitness professionals in Guanajuato since October 2023.