A 17-YEAR-OLD footballer was tragically shot dead alongside his friend in Colombia.

According to local reports, Jesus Adrian Gonzalez Arrieta and two friends were standing outside a shop to run an errand on Tuesday.

Promising footballer gunned down in shop shootingTeenage footballer Jesus Adrian Gonzalez Arrieta was killed in a shooting Credit: Jam Press Promising footballer gunned down in shop shootingThe promising youngster had dreams of becoming a professional Credit: Jam Press

However, two men drove past on a motorbike and opened fire at the group.

Arrieta and one of his friends died while the other remains in a serious but staple condition in hospital after suffering critical wounds.

The shocking incident unfolded in Cartagena on the north coast.

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