The MMA community is showing support for former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez after a possible motive has been revealed in an alleged shooting that has the former champion facing attempted murder charges.
In a report by The Mercury News, Velasquez allegedly shot at a man who was recently charged with molesting a close relative. That man is 43-year old Harry Eugene Goularte who lives at a home that operates as a daycare run by his mother. This is according to a criminal complaint that charged Goularte with one felony count of a lewd and lascivious act with a child under the age of 14. Additional reports have suggested that the molestation could have occurred as many as “100 times.”
Goularte was arraigned on Friday and despite objections from the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, he was granted supervised release.
Three days later, Velasquez would allegedly open fire at a vehicle carrying Goularte. His stepfather was in the vehicle along with one other person. Goularte’s stepfather was hit in the shooting, but is expected to survive.
As the possible motive becomes more clear, fellow MMA fighters are showing overwhelming support for Velasquez with some calling for the police to “Free Cain” while others like Ben Askren have been much more direct. “I don’t want to live in a country where you can’t shoot someone who sexually abused your child,” Askren wrote on Twitter.

调查侦探撰写的事实陈述称，受害者报告了虐待发生在日托浴室，受害者看到其他孩子也和古拉特一起去那里，但古拉特否认有任何不当行为，称他曾帮助一个孩子正确穿裤子。
有消息称，古拉特和他的父亲在贝拉斯克斯周一被枪击的车里。戈拉特的父亲是被击中的人。
NBC湾区频道未能立即联系到古拉特或他的律师。
贝拉斯克斯的火车和教练们在健身房的朋友们都感到震惊。
“只是一个巨大的惊喜，可能和其他人一样，”朋友克里斯·努内兹说。“没人知道到底发生了什么。”
圣何塞警方周二没有接受提问，称更多信息将在周三贝拉斯克斯被传讯时公布。
贝拉斯克斯拒绝了NBC湾区电视台的要求，拒绝了他在监狱里谈话的请求。