Federico Martin Aramburu, born in 1980, former center or winger for Biarritz (2004-2006), Perpignan (2006-2008) or Dax (2008-2010), had 22 selections with Argentina. Since retiring from sport, he still lived in Biarritz and worked for a tourism company.
The family of Federico Martin Aramburu, a former Argentinian international rugby player shot dead on Saturday in Paris, denounced this Sunday March 20 a “heinous crime” and called for the police to work calmly, while three people are suspected, including an activist from far right.
“This heinous crime and his death leave” his family and his friends, “and beyond all the world of rugby stunned in unspeakable pain”, according to a press release sent to AFP by Me Yann le Bras, the lawyer for the relatives of the victim. “The coming days must be devoted to the meditation of his family and the serene work of the Paris criminal brigade”, he continued, specifying that the tributes can be sent to Biarritz Olympique, one of the former club of the player.
Three suspects
Federico Martin Aramburu, ex-Argentine rugby international, was shot dead at the age of 42 in Paris on Saturday at dawn, after an altercation in a bar in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, in the VIe arrondissement. A day that “turned into an absolute nightmare” for his family and friends, according to Me Le Bras.
After a “dispute” between two groups of people at Le Mabillon bar, the groups were separated by bouncers, according to a police source, but the suspects “returned shortly afterwards with a vehicle and fired shots”. “Several impacts” of bullets were noted on the spot, added a source close to the investigation and the sportsman died on the spot as a result of these injuries.
According to the first elements, two men would have fired shots. A third person, a woman who was driving the vehicle, is also among the suspects. Contacted, Me Xavier Nogueras, the lawyer for the main suspect, a far-right activist, did not wish to speak. A murder investigation is ongoing.