The mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian was killed by a stray bullet in her Connecticut home over the weekend, according to the athlete and police.
Mabel Martinez, 56, was the mother of Yarimar Mercado Martinez, a rifle shooter on the Puerto Rico Olympic team who competed in the summer Olympics last year and in 2016.
“Two days ago you called me with excitement, asking me to save the date and help you prepare to renew your wedding vows with daddy in Puerto Rico,” she wrote. “Why you? Why this way? You were just sitting in your little house sewing, as you always did.” She wrote on Facebook that her family planned to bring her mother's body to Puerto Rico “so her friends and family can say goodbye.” She also asked people for contributions to help pay for the costs.
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