on march 4, serrano was shot to the head, leg and shoulder on the parking lot at bairoa gym, as he stood near the gym's door. he was injured critically, and, because the bullet to his head landed inside his brain, he had to undergo emergency surgery. serrano was in critical but stable condition at a local hospital. a person has been identified as a suspect: the former boyfriend of a woman that serrano is friends with. soon after the shooting, other motives, such as a drug deal gone wrong, for example, were ruled out by police because serrano is known to be a christian without any ties with problematic individuals.