The mother of a Puerto Rican Olympian was killed by a stray bullet while sewing in her Connecticut home over the weekend, according to the athlete and police.
Police believe Mabel Martinez, 56, was an innocent bystander and the intended target was apparently a man walking outside her home in the town of Waterbury. He was wounded in the leg and survived. No arrests have been announced.
"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 said Sunday. "There are so many things I still needed to learn from you ... I was so far away without being able to do anything, I couldn't even say goodbye to you."
"I apologize to Puerto Rico because even if I wanted to, I really can't compete, my place is with my family," she wrote.The athlete flew out of Brazil late Sunday and has arrived in Connecticut, according to Gilberto Hernandez, president of the Puerto Rico Shooting Association, the sport's governing body in the U.S. territory.
"We trust that she will overcome this," he told The Associated Press. "She can count on us. ... The doors of the association are always open."
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