LIMA, Peru - Former Peruvian President Alan García died Wednesday after shooting himself in the head moments after police attempted to detain him amid corruption allegations in Latin America’s largest graft probe. In this July 11, 2011 file photo, Peru's outgoing President Alan Garcia, left, ride the soon to be inaugurated Line 1 electrical train system in Lima, Peru. Garcia shot himself as police came to arrest him. ( Martin Mejia / AP Photo ) Supporters of former Peruvian President Alan Garcia gather outside the hospital where Garcia was taken after he shot himself, in Lima, Peru, Wednesday, April 17, 2019. ( Martin Mejia / AP Photo )“Distraught over the death of ex-President Alan García,” Vizcarra wrote.

Source: thestar April 17, 2019 13:29 UTC