CORAL GABLES (LALATE) – Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo has been murdered in Medellin. Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo, a Colombian sports official, was murdered during a shooting Friday as he traveled by car.

Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo was instrumental in the Pan American Games in Havana in 1991, and in Beijing in 2008. He was also president of the Pan American Squash Federation.

Local news says that Rodriguez Jaramillo was traveling in a car with a guide when he was ambushed and murdered Friday. He was immediately rushed to Medellin General Hospital where he later died. The shooting occurred at 7 pm local time last night.

Secretary of Government of Medellín, Juan Felipe Palau Angel, issued a news statement Saturday indicating that Jaramillo “was killed a good person, very special and highly appreciated in the Municipal administration and business and sports areas.”

No arrests have been made.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Derek Boogaard’s cause of death is pending autopsy results, report officials to news today. Derek Boogaard’s cause of death remains unknown currently. But the Hennepin County Medical Examiner told news Saturday it will commence an autopsy on Boogaard today. The autopsy results, however, could take upwards of two weeks.

Hennepin County spokeswoman Carol Allis in a news briefing Saturday said that New York Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard did not die of physical trauma. No foul play was found. Allis tells news that laboratory testing will take upwards of two weeks to determine why the 6′7” former Minnesota Wild player was found dead on Friday.

Boogaard had inked a deal with the Rangers just last year.

Joining the Rangers from the Wild (2005 to 2010), Boogaard was set to make $6.5 million. Rangers’ president Glen Sather in a news statement Friday called Boogaard exceptionally kind and considerate.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Derek Boogaard is dead at 28; Derek Boogaard was found dead in his Minneapolis apartment today. Boogaard’s cause of death is currently unknown. The New York Rangers issued a news statement confirming Boogard’s death today. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner told news that it is investigating.

Initial unconfirmed reports claimed that Derek Boogaard was found dead by his family on Friday.

Last year, Boogaard joined the Rangers under a four-year, $6.5 million contract. He previously played two hundred fifty five games with the Minnesota Wild from 2005 to 2010.

Rangers’ president and general manager Glen Sather issued the following news statement Friday. “Derek was an extremely kind and caring individual”. Sather added “He was a very thoughtful person, who will be dearly missed by all those who knew him. We extend our deepest sympathies to his family, friends and teammates during this difficult time.”

Minnesota Wild said of Boogaard today that he “will be greatly missed here in Minnesota and throughout the NHL. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Boogaard family during this tragic time of loss.”

Funeral arrangements have not been announced.

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ST LOUIS (LALATE) – Daryl Hawks of WMAQ-Ch 5 in Chicago is dead at 38. Daryl Hawks’ cause of death is under investigation. Hawks previously worked for NBC in the Bay Area as their sports reporter.

Atlanta police Sgt. Curtis Davenport tells news that Hawks’ cause of death was a “medical emergency”. No foul play is suspected. Hawks was in town to cover the Bulls’ practice this morning and later the Bulls vs. Hawks Game 6. But after Hawks didn’t appear, medical personnel were called to his hotel room. At 10:30 they found him unresponsive.

“We are all stunned right now. Daryl was a great member of our sports team, and was so excited about covering the Bulls during this playoff run,” said Frank Whittaker, Station Manager and Vice President of News in a news statement today.

Hawks previously anchored the NBC Bay Area, (KNTV) weekend sports telecast. He is survived by a wife and three children. Hawks had earned three Emmy Awards. He was also a former Marine.

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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Live video of the Wouter Weylandt crash aired Monday as Weylandt descended the Passo del Bocco. Now that video is at the center of an ordered inquest into Weylandt’s cause of death. Wouter Weylandt was being broadcasted live across European TV video channels as he descended through the Passo del Bocco pass. Weylandt was en route from the town of Reggio Emilia to Rapallo near Genoa.

It was a route that Wouter Weylandt knew very well.

Today marked the stage three route of the Giro d’Italia, a stage that we won last year. But while initial details about a foot pedal hitting a wall dominated news earlier, officials still do not have a cause of today’s crash.

Upon news of the crash, Giro d’Italia race director Angelo Zomegnan held a news conference in Rapallo. Wouter Weylandt’s partner Sophie is pregnant with the couple’s child. Zomegnan told news that confirmation of Wouter Weylandt’s death was delayed until Sophie could be informed first that the beloved Leopard Trek rider had died.

Zomegnan told news today “We didn’t want to announce the news of the death before the family informed his wife of what had happened, because she was driving home at the time and she would have found out by listening to the radio.”‘

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The video was being broadcast live on Italian TV and being rebroadcast across other channels when the crash happened. While Zomegnan confirmed the video did not show the point of impact, it did depict the location of the fall. That video footage along with witness testimony of the closest riders will now assist an inquest by Italian officials. Video footage appearing online was swiftly removed Monday, except from German and Australian websites.

The first person on scene, depicted in the footage, was race doctor Giovanni Tredici. Tredici would not confirm the injuries in today’s news conference. But he did confirm to news that immediate attempts at resuscitation lasted 45 minutes. Tredici told news that mobile resuscitation began roughly two minutes after the crash. Officials claim that Weylandt’s heart had “stopped beating” immediately following the crash.

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The footage may also answer questions for the future, namely how to airlift inquired riders in such circumstances. Officials confirmed to news that they attempted to airlift Weylandt to a local hospital but had difficulty locating a landing for their medical helicopter.

Officials told news that the biggest witness might be RadioShack rider Manuel Cardoso. While video footage shows a series of cars just feet away from Weylandt at the time of the crash, Cardoso was reportedly the closest.

Team press agent Philippe Maertens tells news that Weylandt was 50m from Cardoso when he crashed. Cardoso reportedly told Maertens that Weylandt had slowed back from a previous group. Weylandt reportedly looked behind at Cardoso’s group moments before his crash. “While looking behind he hit with his left pedal or left side of his handlebars a small wall and was catapulted to the other side of the road where he hit again something” Cardoso tells news.

Garmin-Cervélo team manager Bingen Fernandez told news that the descent was very difficult at that spot. Fernandez said however that the location of the crash was not a corner.

Cyclist David Millar who eventually won the stage told news today that “It was one of the million things that we have to go through. Our sport is very tragic at times, it has been throughout its history.”

An inquest has been schedule, Zomegnan remarked today. “Magistrates will work to establish the dynamics of the event, and this reconstruction will take place by talking to riders close who were close to Wouter at that moment”.

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