Police say Colombian sports official Sergio Rodriguez Jaramillo has died from gunshots fired by attackers in the city of Medellin.

Rodriguez Jaramillo was shot while in a car with a guide last Friday. Police say he was taken to Medellin General Hospital but was already dead when he arrived.

Rodriguez Jaramillo helped organise the 1991 Pan American Games in Havana and represented his country’s Olympic committee for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. He oversaw the athletes village during the 2010 South American Games held in Medellin and was president of the Pan American Squash Federation.

Police are still searching for the assailants and exploring a motive for the attack