Peru’s Ex-President Alan García Shoots Himself Before Arrest

Former Peruvian President Alan García speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House in Wash., DC., on June 1, 2010. Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

LIMA, Peru—A lawyer for former Peruvian President Alan García said on Wednesday, April 17, the leader shot himself before being detained by police amid allegations he received illegal payment from Brazilian construction giant Odebrecht.

Lawyer Erasmo Reyna confirmed the shooting to local television outlet N.