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Lionel Messi Threatened After Family's Store in Argentina Attacked by Gunmen

Gunmen in Argentina left a threatening message for Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel Messi after opening fire at a supermarket owned by his in-laws, according to the Associated Press.

The family of Messi's wife, Antonella Roccuzzo, owns a franchise of the Unico supermarket chain in Rosario, Argentina.

"Police said two men on a motorcycle fired at least a dozen shots into an Unico branch in the early hours, and left a message on a piece of cardboard that read, 'Messi, we're waiting for you. [Rosario Mayor Pablo Javkin] is also a drug trafficker, so he won't take care of you," per the AP.