[Puerto Rico] Battles: Armed clash

On 30 March 2025, in Salinas, Salinas, armed young men in a moving vehicle chased and shot and killed a man at the parking lot of a business located on Angel Maldonado Street (Playa neighborhood) (drive-by). At least two men and two women who crossed in the path of the attackers were shot and injured as they chased the intended target. One man died in hospital. The police suspect that the attack was a reprisal. The targeted victim, who was armed at the moment of the attack, was a suspect in a 2023 killing (uncoded). He had a criminal record on drugs and firearms possession. The vehicle used for the attack was found burned later that day in Santa Isabel. One of the wounded women died on 29 April 2025. 3 fatalities, 2 injured.

Severity

HIGH

Occurred

2025-03-30

Event type

armed_conflict

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