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The chairman of a Cypriot second division soccer club was fatally shot in the coastal city of Limassol on Friday, Reuters reported citing local police.
The victim, who police identified as Stavros Demosthenous, 49, was chairman of the Karmiotissa soccer club.
An unknown assailant opened fire on him outside his home, and he died while his son was driving him to hospital.
Karmiotissa competed in the first division last season, and was relegated to second division in the current season. It has mainly played in lower divisions since it was established in 1979.
The suspected gunman remains at-large.
Authorities say the suspected gunman was riding a motorcycle when he opened fire on Demosthenous inside his Rolls-Royce Wraith on the Limassol highway. Another local report said he was shot outside his home in Ayios Athanasios district while getting into his car.
The highway remains closed while the manhunt continues.
The attack has already caused disruptions in the local football schedule, with today’s Karmiotissa vs. ASIL match postponed, Kathimerini newspaper reported.
Outside of football, Demosthenous ran DEMOCARS, a Limassol-based luxury car dealership specializing in high-end brands such as Maserati, Aston Martin, Rolls-Royce, McLaren, Bentley, and Tesla, according to Kathimerini.