Argentine singer Facundo Cabral killed

Argentine singer Facundo Cabral, one of the stars of Latin America folk music, was shot dead in Guatemala City early on Saturday when unidentified gunmen riddled his car with bullets, authorities said. Cabral and his driver were killed in the Guatemalan Capital on their way to the airport at around 5:20 am, and at least one other person was seriously injured in the attack, police said.
"The vehicle was hit by 18 bullets," said Juan Manuel, a spokesman for Guatemalan president Alvaro Colom. A local fire-fighter at the scene said colleagues had seen two black vehicles pull up and open fire on Cabral's white Range Rover and the beige Chevrolet Tahoe accompanying the singer. The motive of the shooting was not clear. Guatemala, one of the poorest countries in the region, has one of Latin America's highest murder rates.