San Pedro Sula, Cortés.
The whole country had recently welcomed the year 2021 with much hope and nostalgia for all that was left behind, when suddenly the first violent deaths were reported in the various departments.
The bloodbath began a few minutes after 12 midnight, an uncle, his two nephews and a neighbor were surprised by unknown subjects who without saying anything attacked them with gunfire. The event took place in the Bella Vista neighborhood of Catacamas, Olancho, where René Obdulio Vaquedano Oliva (50), Cristian Johel (20) and José Roberto Guifarro Díaz (23), as well as Sergio Dagoberto Cruz Osorio (30), Departien previous to New Year.
Hours later, in the Corocolito colony, in El Progrés, Yoro, a man was stabbed to death and left his body at a lone spot in the sector. The victim responded to the name of Jhony García Peña (25), Which was reported missing on December 31, 2020.
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In the sector of the Freedom, in Santa Rita, Copán, another man was assassinated to shots. It was identified as Andrés Rodríguez (38). On the other hand, in the community of Guayabita, in Iguala, Lempira, Wilson Barrientos (36) he was killed by gunmen who intercepted him when he was recently leaving his home.
In the early hours of this Friday, in the sector of El Picachito, in Tegucigalpa, they killed a man and then dragged his body to a break in the area. His identity is unknown at this time. Meanwhile, in the Santa Clara colony, always in the capital, a man he died at the hands of strangers at the hands of strangers.
His body was found in a wasteland in the area. Police arrived at the scene just like the Public Ministry Forensic Medicine to work on his reconnaissance.
2020 in figures
In 2020, almost 50 massacres took place in the country. according to Secretary of Security, Honduras closed 2020 with a homicide reduction of more than 15% compared to 2019, but remained overwhelmed by a wave of violence with an index of at least 37 murders per 100,000 inhabitants despite mobility restriction measures by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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According to official figures, Honduras recorded as of December 31, 2020 the number of 3,482 homicides and a daily average of 9.48.
Violence continues to overflow in Honduras despite coronavirus and mobility restriction measures to curb the contagion, said Migdonia Ayestas, director of the Violence Observatory at the National Autonomous University of Honduras.
As cases of COVID-19 increase, the violence plaguing the country remains unstoppable, meaning that the streets have not become safer despite the pandemic.