Yarimar Mercado is known globally as sports shooter from Puerto Rico.
At the 2016 Summer Olympics, she participated in the women’s 10 meter air rifle event.
Mercado Martnez was named the 2021 Athlete of the Year in sports shooting by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee (Copur) last March.
She happens to find herself in the news for reasons undesirable to many of her fans.
We are here to set things straight on what happened to the now deceased mother of the Olympic athlete.
Yarimar Mercado mother death: What happened to Yarimar Mercado mother?
According to The Shadow News portal, Mabel Martnez, the mother of Yarimar died as a result of a stray gunshot while inside her Connecticut home.
The Yauco Municipality expressed its sympathies to her family.
Yarimar also apologized to the people of Puerto Rico for not being able to compete since she will be with his family and thanked everyone for their support during this tough period.
