SANTA BARBARA, Honduras.- Two people were shot dead this Saturday afternoon in the community of Pinalejo, municipality of Quimistán, Santa Bàrbara, in the west of Honduras.
The victims – who still remain unknown – were two young men who were lying on a street in a busy area of the sector.
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According to preliminary versions, the occupants of a van got off and shot them on multiple occasions, only to later flee in an unknown direction.
After the bloody attack several passers-by approached to try to help the victims, but it was too late as the killers shot in the head and other vital organs.
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Members of the National Police to carry out the respective inquiries and try to find the whereabouts of those responsible.