World shooting champion and policeman Jorge Ballesteros dead aged 39.

Jorge Ballesteros was a Spanish sport shooter who took gold medal overall in the Open division at the 2017 IPSC Handgun World Shoot.

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Jorge Ballesteros has tragically passed away after reportedly suffering a gunshot wound to the head.

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According to the Spanish news outlet ABC Deportes,Jorge Ballesteros was found inside his car at the La Vaguada shopping centre in Madrid on Monday.

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He was transferred to the local hospital,but sadly, passed away on Tuesday.He served his community as a policeman.

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He was a 17- time Spanish champ,6-time Extreme Euro Open champ, and a 3-time IPSC best Spanish athlete of IPSC in history.

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When he was 18 years old,he won the title of Open Absolute Champion of Spain,becoming the youngest person ever to do so.

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A tweet from the Royal Spanish Shooting Federation:Jorge Ballesteros,the best Spanish athlete of the IPSC in history,pass away at 39 years old...

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plunging the world of shooting into deep sorrow. He was only 39 years old and lives behind a wife and two children.

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Jorge Ballesteros was born on 27 May 1983 in San Sebastian(Guipuzcoa). His nationality was Spanish. His full name was Jorge Ballesteros Fernandez.

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