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POKEMON GO DEATH: Teen shot dead and another seriously injured after ‘breaking into house to catch virtual animals

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A TEENAGER was killed and another seriously injured after being shot while playing Pokemon Go in Guatemala.

Jerson Lopez de Leon, 18, died after being ambushed with cousin Daniel Moises Picen, 17, on a street in Chiquimula 120 miles south east of the capital Guatemala City.

Jerson was a cousin of injured Daniel.
Local reports said the relatives were walking alongside an old railway line when they were shot at by a passing vehicle.

Jerson died in hospital. His cousin is being treated for gunshot wounds to his feet.

The dead man’s mum Rosalinda said: “I don’t know why my son left the house. He was already in bed when his cousin sent him a message asking him to go out and download a game a few blocks from the house.”