Julio Cesar Chavez Seeks End to Violence in Western Mexico Following Brother’s Death ESPNDeportes.com
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Rafael Chavez Gonzalez, the brother of legendary boxer Julio Cesar Chavez, was killed in his home in Culiacan, Mexico, on Sunday night (Getty Images)

Visibly upset over the killing of his brother Rafael, boxing legend Julio Cesar Chavez on Monday night called on authorities in western Mexico to take action to stop the violence in the area.

"The investigation has moved along a lot, thank God, and this is not going to end without some type of action, I swear to you, because the government unfortunately has brought an uncertainty to Culiacan, and not only Culiacan, but this is happening in the entire country of Mexico," said Chavez. "I think that all Mexicans must come together to speak out against it and to support each other because it seems to me that there is no law enforcement. The increasing number of murders, kidnappings, they are only growing.

"Today it was my brother. Tomorrow it might be me. I am very indignant."

Rafael Chavez Gonzalez was killed Sunday night when he was shot three times in the head with a .22-caliber pistol, Sinaloa state prosecutor Juan Jose Rios said in a news conference Monday.

Rios said two men entered the rear of Gonzalez's house in Culiacan on Sunday night. One was armed and demanded money. Some amount of money was handed over, but they demanded more, Rios said. When Gonzalez resisted, he was shot in front of his family.

"The only information we have is that they were three guys. One remained outside; the other two entered the house," Chavez said. "They asked for money, and I don't know how much my brother gave them at that moment but they wanted him to give them more, and because he didn't have any more with him, they shot him."

... The former boxer, who now works as an analyst for ESPN and TV Azteca, said his brother ran a clinic for addicts that served about 250 people.

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