Former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo's son killed in attack

By Laura Gamba

BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) - The son of former Honduran President Porfirio Lobo was killed with three young men after they were shot several times Thursday while leaving a nightclub in the nation’s capital of Tegucigalpa.

Said Lobo and three companions were pulled from two vehicles by five gunmen who blocked the exit of a parking ramp, security video showed that has been circulating on social media.

The attackers are seen with their faces covered and holding large-caliber weapons. Among those who died was a nephew of retired Armed Forces General Romeo Vasquez.

Lobo Bonilla's driver managed to shoot and wound one of the attackers before he was also killed.

The killing of the four men was confirmed by the former president, who called on authorities to "take action" because security issues in the Central American nation "are getting out of hand."

The former president and his family have been implicated in several corruption investigations at home and in the US.

In 2021, the US blocked the former president and his family from entry because of allegations that he accepted bribes from drug gangs in exchange for political favors, according to the State Department.

Former first lady Rosa Lobo has been accused of engaging in corruption through fraud and the misappropriation of public funds for personal gain.

Another of the former president´s sons, Fabio Lobo, was sentenced in 2017 to 24 years in a US prison after pleading guilty to using his father’s position to bring cocaine into the US.