Autopsy shows Honduran international footballer Arnold Peralta shot 18 times

An autopsy shows Arnold Peralta suffered 18 gunshot wounds to the skull, face and chest in what Prosecutors called a "vicious attack" in a statement released on Friday.

The 26-year-old Honduran national soccer team player was killed Thursday when he was attacked at the parking lot of the Uniplaza mall in La Ceiba, on the country's Caribbean coast.

According to Police, two men on a motorcycle sprayed Peralta with bullets. Another soccer player who was with him at the time was unharmed.

Peralta was on vacation following the conclusion of the Honduran national league season. He earlier played for the Rangers Football Club in Scotland.

Police said Friday no suspects were in custody and the motive for the attack was unknown. Officials ruled out robbery as a possible motive, because Peralta still had all his possessions, including his Porsche SUV.

In June, suspected gang members killed his cousin, Bayron Josue Peralta, 28, at his home in La Ceiba.