Early this morning boxer Hector "Macho" Camacho suffered a heart attack and has officially passed away.

Camacho earlier this past week was shot two times in the head leaving him in critical condition, which hours after the tragic incident, he was pronounced brain dead.

Camacho's family then decided to disconnect him from life support and donate his organs, but they decided to wait a little while longer because two of his sons were out of the country, both whom the family wanted for them to have a chance to say their last goodbye.

Macho Camacho had a very long and successful career in boxing, where he was able to conquer 3 world championship titles, but he also had a very difficult life battling with drug addiction and personal problems.

Several boxing celebrities throughout this week have been asking the public for prayers for the boxer and his family, they got their messages to everyone through several sources of media.

Hector "Macho" Camacho was officially disconnected from life support today and dies at the age of 50.

Brenda.Colon@sandiegored.com

Translation: Omar.Martinez@sandiegored.com