The police and mayor confirmed the gunmen left a handwritten note that said: 'Messi, we are waiting for you'
The incident occurred during the early hours of Thursday morning, leaving 14 bullet holes at a market owned by the parents of Antonela Roccuzzo, Messi’s wife, Rosario police said. The police and Pablo Javkin, the mayor of Rosario, confirmed that gunmen had left a “handwritten note” with threats against the 35-year-old Messi. The gunmen left a note which said: “Messi, we are waiting for you.” The note also called mayor Pablo Javkin a narco, who will not be able to protect the star athlete.
CNN has reached out to Messi’s representatives for comment. Celia Cuccittini, Messi’s mother, spoke to journalist Maite Peñoñori of CNN Radio Argentina after the gun attack on the Rosario shop and offered a message of calm. “We’re fine, it happened at the supermarket of Anto’s father. We never requested private security in our city, we lead a normal life,” she explained.
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