Promising young soccer player, Achilles Lopez, accidentally killed by stepmother

• Achilles López, a promising young soccer player was shot and killed by his stepmother.
• The 15-year-old was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
• Achilles’ stepmother was playing with a gun that had been left on a table

DO NOT PLAY WITH GUNS. Achilles López, a promising young athlete, dies after being shot by his stepmother, who was playing with a gun while they were at her house in Florida enjoying a gathering with friends and family.

Achilles López, 15, who was captain of the Miramar United Elite FC soccer team, died after he was accidentally shot by his stepmother while he was spending time with family and friends at their home in Pembroke Pines, Florida. .

15-year-old dies after being shot by his stepmother

At 6:29 p.m. last Saturday, local police received emergency calls for a firearm incident at a home in Pembroke Pines, between Miami and Fort Lauderdale. Upon arrival at the scene, officers found Achilles López badly injured.

The 15-year-old was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after. The police opened an investigation and indicated that all the people who were gathered celebrating the graduation of Achilles’ little brothers were cooperating with them.

It was tragic accident

“Our preliminary investigation has determined that an adult female was handling a weapon inside the residence, when the gun went off and fatally struck the teen. They were both family members,» police said, confirming that it was an accidental death.

Carlos Santos, who was at the scene and witnessed the incident, told Telemundo that Achilles’ stepmother was playing with a gun that had been left on a table. He also indicated that this gun is usually inside Achilles’ father’s car and that, in fact, he had been surprised that it was out and within reach of all the guests.

She ignored warnings

“I told her, ‘Don’t play with it because it’s a gun,’ but she laughed and said,’Don’t worry, nothing’s going to happen.’ But I was afraid because it was a gun, and she kept aiming at the dogs, me and Achilles,» Santos explained.

The guest left the room and seconds later he heard a shot. «My last image of him is seeing him there, lying on the floor,» said Santos, who went back into the room and saw that the young soccer player was no longer breathing and that he was lying on the floor looking very pale.

Will she pay for Achilles’ death?

The initial police investigations suggest that the woman did not know how to use the weapon and that she killed her stepson by accident. According to police, the gun went off accidentally due to negligence and mishandling. Although this does not mean that the woman, who was not identified, did not commit a crime.

For now, the prosecutor’s office will have to decide whether to file charges against the stepmother and what those charges would be. “He wasn’t the fastest, he wasn’t the biggest, but he had the biggest heart. His friends cannot understand why this has happened. We can’t explain it,» said a sorrowful Richard Jobson, manager of the team Achilles played for.

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