Mourners gather in rain in Guatemala City for funeral of slain anti-corruption lawyer

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - OCT. 20, 2026: Mourners gathered in the rain-slicked streets of Guatemala City on Tuesday, Oct. 20, to attend the funeral of prominent anti-corruption lawyer and former prosecutor Juan Francisco Solorzano Foppa, following his fatal shooting over the weekend.

Foppa, 43, a prominent Guatemalan anti-corruption lawyer and former prosecutor, was shot dead alongside another man on Saturday at the Campo Marte sports complex on Saturday, Oct. 17.

Mourners paid tribute to Foppa with applause and calls for justice, urging authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding his killing.

The funeral coincided with Revolution Day, a national holiday commemorating Guatemala’s 1944 democratic uprising