US boxer Hannah Rapp dies after being struck by car while cycling in Texas | US crime
American boxer Hannah Rapp, who fought for the World Boxing Council women’s featherweight championship in June, died when a driver crashed her car while cycling in Texas on Saturday, according to authorities.
Rapp was 26, and investigators arrested a 31-year-old man, identified as Charles Medina, at the Brazos County, Texas, sheriff’s office in connection with his death. in question in a statement.
The agency said Rapp and a fellow cyclist were driving on a local road when they passed Medina’s car, stopped, and put his vehicle in reverse. Medina then shot Rapp, and he was pronounced dead after emergency responders took him to the hospital.
Brazos deputies said they arrested Medina on a charge of involuntary manslaughter, which Texas law defines as recklessly causing the death of a person. The sheriff’s office did not provide additional details, saying the “isolated” case remains under active and ongoing investigation.
News of Rapp’s death prompted a moment of silence from his colleagues in professional boxing.
“We are deeply saddened by the loss of Hannah Rapp,” WBC president Mauricio Sulaiman said in a prepared statement. “He was an outstanding boxer but most of all he was an invaluable member of our boxing family.
“We join in the pain that has shaken his loved ones, his team and everyone who had the privilege of knowing and supporting him throughout his brilliant career.”
It was in rap registered He has eight wins, five by knockout, and a draw once in the first nine matches of his professional career. In her tenth outing, the Yorktown, Indiana native challenged Tiara Brown of Fort Myers, Florida, for the WBC’s world title belt in the 126 lb (57.2 kg) weight class.
Brown retained his belt via unanimous decision at Florida’s Caribe Royal Orlando resort. However, on Saturday, the champion wrote on social media that Rapp “was the best dance partner I have ever encountered professionally.”
“We fought a BIG fight for the fans” [first] “It was an honor to share the ring with him,” Brown wrote.
Medina’s bond amount has not yet been set and he remained in custody Sunday morning, according to Brazos jail records.
These jail records also showed previous arrests in Medina for crimes such as deadly conduct with a firearm, assault causing bodily injury, and reckless driving. Dispositions from these cases were not immediately available.
Medina could face between two and 20 years in prison under Texas law if convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Rapp’s death.
