{"id":297859,"date":"2023-11-01T18:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=297859"},"modified":"2023-11-01T18:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-11-01T18:24:37","slug":"brazilian-footballer-felipe-diogo-shot-dead-at-the-age-of-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/brazilian-footballer-felipe-diogo-shot-dead-at-the-age-of-21\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian footballer Felipe Diogo shot dead at the age of 21"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Brazilian footballer Felipe Diogo, 21, shot dead: Striker is killed in a street shoot-out by &#8216;mystery gunmen&#8217; on his return to his hometown of Ribeirao Preto<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>A Brazilian football player has been shot dead in his hometown near Sao Paulo<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Felipe Diogo was reportedly killed by &#8216;mystery gunmen&#8217; in a street shoot-out<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 21-year-old striker\u00a0played for Sao Paulo-based Serie C club Sao Bernardo<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Brazilian footballer has been shot dead at the age of 21 in a street killing on Tuesday evening, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Felipe Diogo, who played for Sao Paulo-based Serie C side Sao Bernardo, was killed by multiple &#8216;mystery gunmen&#8217; on his return to his hometown of\u00a0Ribeirao Preto.<\/p>\n<p>Brazilian news outlet ge.globo reports that the striker was hit by around 10 bullets, and although was rushed to hospital, passed away soon after.<\/p>\n<p>Local police have opened an investigation into the shooting and have confirmed that a motive for the murder is still unknown.<\/p>\n<p>Diogo enjoyed a promising start to his career, having risen through the ranks at top Brazilian clubs Botafogo and Cruzeiro before being handed his senior debut at Sao Bernardo last year.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/01\/17\/77281733-12698773-image-a-3_1698860347077.jpg\" height=\"775\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Brazilian footballer\u00a0Felipe Diogo, 21, has been shot dead in a street killing on Tuesday<\/p>\n<p>He impressed with the Under 20s side in 2021 before earning a call-up to the senior side where he helped them win promotion to Campeonato Brasileiro Serie C \u2013 the third tier of Brazilian football.<\/p>\n<p>Diogo featured 12 times for the side in Serie D, scoring four times before making five more appearances this season.<\/p>\n<p>His club paid tribute to the young striker following news of his death.<\/p>\n<p>They wrote: &#8216;Sao Bernardo laments with enormous sorrow the news of the death of our player Felipe Diogo Bernardes Ferreira (Felipe Diogo).<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;May God comfort the hearts of his family in this moment of profound grief.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12698773\/Brazilian-footballer-Felipe-Diogo-21-shot-dead.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brazilian footballer Felipe Diogo, 21, shot dead: Striker is killed in a street shoot-out by &#8216;mystery gunmen&#8217; 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