Blackstone45 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Absolutely shocking news and completely out of the blue. Jorge was a world champion IPSC handgun shooter, with many national and international titles. His sponsor Bul Armory deleted their initial post several hours ago, so there was some hope that it was all a mistake. Unfortunately they have put the post back up, and many other top shooters have been posting tributes to him on their Instagrams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubi351 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Was just about to post this myself. Seems a firearm accident with details to come. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwontanamo Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 saw the initial Instagram posts this morning and didn't believe it. Prayers to the Ballesteros family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBX1987 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, jubi351 said: Was just about to post this myself. Seems a firearm accident with details to come. RIP The shooter and IPSC world champion Jorge Ballesteros is found wounded by a bullet and in a very serious condition (revistajaraysedal-es.translate.goog) Doesn't read like an accident to me. Sadly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jubi351 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 (edited) That article added more than this one that I read. https://republicmonews.com/2023/01/10/jorge-ballesteros-champion-ipsc-shooter-sudden-death/ Sad indeed Edited January 10, 2023 by jubi351 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordManHammer Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I shoot his signature Bullesteros. I've always admired his talents from afar. Very sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 More reading said he was in his car with gunshot to head holding a gun. So sad. What a talent. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTrace Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 He was a machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erwos Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 20 hours ago, LordManHammer said: I shoot his signature Bullesteros. I've always admired his talents from afar. Very sad. Fellow Bullesteros owner. I'll always feel a bit of a twinge for this guy when I look at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EEH Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 Really no words.. RIP. Sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefVanHauwe Posted January 12, 2023 Share Posted January 12, 2023 On 1/10/2023 at 4:22 PM, Blackstone45 said: Absolutely shocking news and completely out of the blue. Jorge was a world champion IPSC handgun shooter, with many national and international titles. His sponsor Bul Armory deleted their initial post several hours ago, so there was some hope that it was all a mistake. Unfortunately they have put the post back up, and many other top shooters have been posting tributes to him on their Instagrams. My sincere condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. He was a great shooter, learned alot from his match and training videos! His legacy will exist in his Bul Armory Bullesteros race guns! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reinholt Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 My prayers will go out to his family and friends. My brother, did the same thing with a pistol he won at the Bianchi Cup back in the early 90's, devastating our family and shooting community. It was the largest viewing and funeral our town had ever witnessed. His family will need a lot of love for a long time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Met him at ipsc nats twice. Sad I just saw this..... wow. Having lost multiple family members to suicide by firearm this always hits hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posvar Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 RIP. Prayers and condolences to the family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yekcoh Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 (edited) This is sad, especially right after the worldshoot. Most media titled it incredibly ambiguously and without supplying any more information than bullet wound to the head. Which I find ridiculous. And my only explanation to why the news won't admit that it was a suicide is because he was a high profile pistol shooter. This was a suicide. Edited January 27, 2023 by yekcoh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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