Boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho Dies
Famed boxer Hector “Macho” Camacho died after he was taken off life support early Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman in Puerto Rico told CNN.
A passing gunman on Tuesday shot Camacho, who was in a car in front of a bar in his hometown of Bayamon, Puerto Rico.
He was declared clinically brain dead on Thursday and placed on life support.
Camacho suffered a heart attack and had been taken off life support, said Wilmelis Marquez, spokeswoman for the Rio Piedras Medical Center.
He was pronounced dead at 1:45 a.m., she said.
Camacho was 50.
During his 30-year career, Camacho was known for his quickness in the ring, and his flamboyant style.
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