Editing Héctor Camacho (section)

==2012 shooting and death==
On November 20, 2012, around 7 p.m. [[Atlantic Standard Time|AST]], Camacho was shot once in the jaw while sitting in a car, on [[Puerto Rico Highway 167]], in [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]]. Camacho, 50, was seated in the passenger seat of a friend's [[Ford Mustang]] when he was shot by unknown individuals from a passing SUV. The driver of the car, Adrian Mojica Moreno,<ref name=CBS/> Camacho's childhood friend, was killed in the attack. Camacho was taken to San Pablo Hospital in [[Bayamón, Puerto Rico|Bayamón]], where he was reported to be in critical condition.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/gravehectorelmachocamachotrassertiroteadoenbayamon-725211.html|title=Grave Héctor "El Macho" Camacho tras ser tiroteado en Bayamón|author=Javier Colón Dávila and Michelle Estrada Torres|newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]|language=es|date=November 20, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-date=November 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127171753/http://www.primerahora.com/gravehectorelmachocamachotrassertiroteadoenbayamon-725211.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Police said a chase took place and that the vehicle from which the shots were fired was found in the area of [[Public housing in Puerto Rico|Jardines de Cataño]]. There were conflicting media reports, with an early claim that police arrested a suspect around 9 p.m. AST.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hector Camacho shot|url=http://msn.foxsports.com/boxing/story/hector-macho-camacho-shot-puerto-rico-friend-killed-112012|work=Fox Sports|access-date=21 November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Hector "Macho" Camacho Shot & In Critical Condition |url=http://gullypost.com/wtf/hector-macho-camacho-shot-in-critical-condition/|publisher=Gully Post|access-date=November 21, 2012}}</ref> Police investigating the incident said they found nine bags of [[cocaine]] in the car.<ref name=CBS>{{cite web|title=Drugs found where boxer "Macho" Camacho was shot|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/drugs-found-where-boxer-macho-camacho-was-shot/|work=CBS News|access-date=November 22, 2012}}</ref>

The bullet pierced Camacho's left [[human mandible|mandible]] and fractured his fifth and sixth [[cervical vertebra]]e, lodging in his right shoulder and forming a lesion on his [[carotid artery]] that restricted blood flow to his brain.<ref name="desconectado">{{Cite web|url=https://lta.reuters.com/articulo/deportes-boxeo-camacho-muerte-idLTASIE8AN01Q20121124|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191014105746/https://lta.reuters.com/articulo/deportes-boxeo-camacho-muerte-idLTASIE8AN01Q20121124|url-status=dead|archive-date=2019-10-14|title=Muere boxeador puertorriqueño Héctor Macho Camacho - Reuters|website=lta.reuters.com}}</ref> At one point doctors announced Camacho was expected to survive but might be paralyzed,<ref>{{cite web|title=Hector 'Macho' Camacho shot|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/8658399/hector-macho-camacho-shot-expected-survive|publisher=[[ESPN]]|date=November 21, 2012|access-date=November 21, 2012}}</ref> but after he suffered a [[cardiac arrest]] during the night, doctors said they could find only minimal brain activity.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/estaeslapeleamasduraenlavidademachocamacho-1390591.html|title=Ésta es la pelea más dura en la vida de Macho Camacho|work=[[El Nuevo Día]]|author=Sánchez Fournier, José|language=es|date=November 21, 2012|access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-date=November 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127174713/http://www.elnuevodia.com/estaeslapeleamasduraenlavidademachocamacho-1390591.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>  The morning after the shooting, Rafael Rodríguez Mercado, director of the Medical Sciences Campus, reported to ''[[El Nuevo Día]]'' that Camacho was brain stem dead. "His full recovery would be a miracle; medically there is nothing more that can be done," stated Rodríguez Mercado.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/machocamachotienemuertecerebral-1390591.html|title=Macho Camacho tiene muerte cerebral|work=[[El Nuevo Día]]|author=Sánchez Fournier, José|language=es|date=November 21, 2012|access-date=November 21, 2012|archive-date=November 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121127174951/http://www.elnuevodia.com/machocamachotienemuertecerebral-1390591.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was confirmed the next morning by Ernesto Torres, director of the hospital.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/doctor-puerto-rico-boxer-camacho-brain-dead |title=Doctor: Puerto Rico boxer Camacho is brain dead |agency=Associated Press |date=November 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125055157/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/doctor-puerto-rico-boxer-camacho-brain-dead |archive-date=November 25, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Camacho's mother Maria Matias announced on November 23 plans to have her son taken off life support once his three remaining sons arrived in Puerto Rico to be with him.<ref name="COTO AP">{{Cite news | last=Coto | first=Danica | date=November 24, 2012 | url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jjuEpe655s2QQ7UHNjYZ7LlStOVg?docId=db66fb603b8f4ef0a2d880f375881f34 | title=End Nears for Shot Boxer Hector 'Macho' Camacho | agency=[[Associated Press]] | access-date=November 25, 2012}}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Héctor Camacho was officially declared dead after a heart attack the following day.<ref name="bigstory.ap.org"/><ref name="CBS News"/> It was not possible for any of his organs to be donated to recipients because of the time that had passed between him being found clinically brain dead and when his heart stopped.<ref name="desconectado"/>

He is survived by his parents, his sons, two grandsons, his brother Félix<ref name="NYT">[https://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/25/sports/hector-camacho-50-boxer-who-lived-dangerously-dies.html BRUCE WEBER, "Hector Camacho, 50, Boxer Who Lived Dangerously, Dies"], ''New York Times'', November 24, 2012</ref> and his sisters Raquel, Estrella and Esperanza.<ref name=primera>{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/supadreprefiererecordarloporsuslocurasyalegria-725804.html|title=Su padre prefiere recordarlo por sus locuras y alegría|newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]|author=Marrero, Rosita|language=es|date=November 23, 2012|access-date=November 24, 2012|archive-date=March 6, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130306032927/http://www.primerahora.com/supadreprefiererecordarloporsuslocurasyalegria-725804.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>  His oldest son, Hector Camacho Jr., said violence had overtaken Puerto Rico. "Death, jail, drugs, killings," he said. "That's what the streets are now."<ref name="COTO AP"/>
Puerto Rico's former governor, [[Luis Fortuno]], said "'Macho' will always be remembered for his spontaneity and charisma in and out of the ring."<ref name="COTO AP"/> Puerto Rican governor-elect, [[Alejandro Garcia Padilla]], said Camacho had "united the country"; "We celebrated his triumphs in the streets and we applauded him with noble sportsmanship when he didn't prevail."<ref name="COTO AP"/>  Asked how he wished his son to be remembered, his father said for his clowning around and that he was a happy person, that he had revolutionized boxing by how he was dressed upon entering the ring.<ref name=primera/>

===Funeral and burial===
After Camacho's death, his mother, María Matías, expressed the wish for her son to be buried in [[New York City]], where he had grown up and started his fighting career. Camacho's son [[Héctor Camacho Jr.]] thought he should be buried in Puerto Rico, but agreed to his grandmother's and aunts' wishes.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/sepeliodemachocamachoseriaennuevayork-1394056.html|title=Sepelio de Macho Camacho sería en Nueva York|work=[[El Nuevo Día]]|date=November 26, 2012|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-date=November 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121129070606/http://www.elnuevodia.com/sepeliodemachocamachoseriaennuevayork-1394056.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Before being taken to the mainland United States, Camacho's body [[lying in repose|lay in state]] at the [[Puerto Rico Department of Sports and Recreation]] in [[Santurce, San Juan, Puerto Rico|Santurce]]. During the two days Camacho's body was on viewing, hundreds of people visited the facilities to pay tribute to the fighter.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/11/28/1353016/puerto-rico-despide-a-macho-camacho.html |title=Puerto Rico despide a Macho Camacho |work=El Nuevo Herald |author=Coto, Danica |date=November 28, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130084150/http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/11/28/1353016/puerto-rico-despide-a-macho-camacho.html |archive-date=November 30, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>

Dozens of retired and active boxers from Puerto Rico and abroad were among those who participated in the funeral services. Among them were [[Félix Trinidad|Félix "Tito" Trinidad]], [[Wilfred Benítez]], [[Wilfredo Gómez]], [[John John Molina]], [[Samuel Serrano]], [[Román Martínez (boxer)|Román "Rocky" Martínez]], [[Juan Manuel López (boxer)|Juan Manuel López]], [[Nelson Dieppa]], [[Alex Sánchez (boxer)|Alex "El Nene" Sánchez]], [[Julian Solís]], [[Manny Siaca]], and the brothers [[McWilliams Arroyo|McWilliams]] and [[McJoe Arroyo]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/11/27/1352567/velatorio-del-ex-campeon-mundial.html#storylink=cpy|title=Velatorio del ex campeón mundial de boxeo Hector "Macho" Camacho|work=El Nuevo Herald|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130022323/http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/11/27/1352567/velatorio-del-ex-campeon-mundial.html#storylink=cpy|archive-date=November 30, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Trinidad was outspoken in praise for his former rival, saying Camacho "put Puerto Rico's flag up high, with a lot of pride like many other champions have done. He was very loved. You can see how everybody has suffered the loss of this great human being, a great champion."<ref name="Tito"/> Trinidad regretted the circumstances of the fatal shooting.<ref name="Tito">{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/titotrinidadlamentamuertedemachocamacho-727021.html|title=Tito Trinidad lamenta la muerte de Macho Camacho|newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]|date=November 27, 2012|author=Ortega, Melissa|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-date=November 30, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121130013141/http://www.primerahora.com/titotrinidadlamentamuertedemachocamacho-727021.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Camacho's body was flown to New York City on November 29 and presented at Elcock Funeral Home in [[Queens]]. On Friday, his body was taken to Saint Cecilia's Church in Manhattan for a religious service.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.primerahora.com/nuevayorkrecibeasuhijodecrianzamachocamacho-729102.html|title=Nueva York recibe a su hijo de crianza Macho Camacho|newspaper=[[Primera Hora (Puerto Rico)|Primera Hora]]|author=González, Carlos|date=November 30, 2012|access-date=November 30, 2012|archive-date=December 2, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202185746/http://www.primerahora.com/nuevayorkrecibeasuhijodecrianzamachocamacho-729102.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Camacho was buried on December 1 in [[Saint Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx|Saint Raymond's Cemetery]] in [[the Bronx]]. Before the burial, a parade was held in Camacho's honor in East Harlem. Two white horses pulled a hearse carriage up First Avenue surrounded by fans, friends and family of the late boxer. Camacho's casket was draped in a Puerto Rican flag. After a visitation and mass at St. Cecilia's Church on East 106th Street on November 30 and December 1, Camacho was buried on the afternoon of December 1, 2012, in [[Saint Raymond's Cemetery, Bronx]] in the Throggs Neck section of the Bronx.<ref name="funeral">{{cite news|url=http://www.elnuevodia.com/segundodiadeactosfunebresdemachocamacho-1395993.html|title=Segundo día de actos funebres de Macho Camacho|work=[[El Nuevo Día]]|date=November 28, 2012|access-date=November 28, 2012|archive-date=January 8, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108072221/http://www.elnuevodia.com/segundodiadeactosfunebresdemachocamacho-1395993.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Aftermath and investigation===
Almost ten years later, on March 9, 2022, the Department of Justice of Puerto Rico arrested five suspects.<ref>{{cite web |title=Causa para arresto contra sospechosos del asesinato de Héctor "Macho" Camacho |url=https://www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/seguridad/notas/causa-para-arresto-contra-sospechosos-del-asesinato-de-hector-macho-camacho/ |website=El Nuevo Día |language=es |date=9 March 2022}}</ref> William Rodríguez Rodríguez, Luis Ayala García, and Joshua Méndez Romero were serving federal sentences for unrelated crimes, and were flown in from Florida as part of what police called "Operation Knockout." The fourth suspect, Jesús Naranjo Adorno, was arrested in morning hours in the same city where Camacho was killed, and the fifth suspect, Juan Luis Figueroa Rivera, remains in prison in Puerto Rico for an unrelated case. Authorities also stated that two other suspects were killed in 2013 and 2015, in unrelated events.<ref>{{cite web |title=5 suspects arrested a decade after killing of iconic boxer Héctor "Macho" Camacho |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hector-macho-camacho-killing-5-suspects-arrested-puerto-rico/ |website=CNN |language=en |date=10 March 2022}}</ref>