Police report 10 murders in less than 12 hours

In less than 12 hours police reported 10 murders in various regions of the island.

With these crimes, according to the Uniformed, the number of murders increased to 26, which translates into 8 more cases than last year for that date.

The first incident occurred yesterday afternoon amid a police chase on the Baldorioty Express in Castro, near the Happy World condominium in Carolina, which culminated in the murder of three police officers.

According to authorities, two city and one state officer died at the hospital after receiving multiple bullet impacts while chasing the occupants of a 2003 white Hyundai Accent, which opened fire. against him.

The officers were identified as Luis Marrero Díaz, of the State Police, and Eliezer Hernández Cartagena and Luis Salaman Comte, of the Carolina Municipal Police. For this case the Department of Justice assigned seven prosecutors who will be investigating the circumstances of the facts.

A second case of violent death was reported at 4:52 p.m. on the Old Chaneliz Metal Bridge, Poble neighborhood in San Sebastián.

According to authorities, a call alerted of a body lying on the pavement and on arrival officers found a man with a gunshot wound to the back of the head. The victim, who has not been identified, was described as brunette.

Towards the 6:20 p. Another assassination in the estates of an abandoned structure and located in highway PR-586 of the Guayacanes sector, district Cañas River Top in Juana Díaz.

According to the news report, a call alerted of a suspicious person in the said abandoned structure and when the agents arrived at the scene and came across a charred corpse and in an advanced state of decomposition, so it has not been identified.

The fourth incident left a person shot dead and two bullet wounds in events that occurred around 7:00 pm on Avenida Osvaldo Molina in Fajardo.

Police have explained that Javier Eduardo Maldonado Rivera, 30 years old and resident of Fajardo, Was driving the gray Mitsubishi Mirage vehicle on the road in the company of a woman and two minors when individuals shot them from a moving motor vehicle.

The shots, according to police investigation, reached him and his companion, so they were transported to the Caribbean Medical Hospital in Fajardo, where the doctor on duty certified the death of Maldonado Rivera.

The Uniformed received a complaint from another person who was wounded by a bullet related to these events. Meanwhile, the minors were unharmed.

The fifth incident was reported as a suspicious situation at around 09:04 am on Carrer Rossinyol, located at Country Club urbanization in Sant Joan. When officers arrived at the scene they came across the lifeless body of José M. Roldan Rivera, 32 years old.

The victim had multiple bullet impacts in different parts of the body. At the moment, the police do not know the motive for the incident.

An hour later a murder was reported on the PR-670 road in the Palo Alto neighborhood Manatee.

A call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System alerted authorities to the incident and upon arrival officers from the Manatí District found a blue Chevrolet crane, GP167 tablet, and inside it was found the cos de Natanael Cotto Hernández, 35 years old, With multiple bullet impacts on different parts of the body.

A 49-year-old woman also received several gunshot wounds related to these events and was transported to a hospital in the area for medical attention. The victims are residents of Vega Baixa.

A seventh murder was recorded on the PR-854 road in the Crescent sector at the Hacienda Macarena in Toa Baja.

According to the news report, a call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System alerted the 10:16 pm of some detonations and on arrival officers found the body of a man with multiple bullet impacts.

The killer has not been identified by authorities, but was described as white-skinned, 35 to 40 years old, black hair, height approximately 5 “8, weight approximately 170 pounds, wearing long brick pants and black polo.

The eighth reported violent incident, resulting in the tenth death in less than 12 hours, occurred at about 1:59 am on Calle San Jose, intersection with Avenida Muñoz Rivera, in Santurce.

Police linked the scene to the murder of three police officers, as the body they found among garbage bags had “characteristics similar” to the alleged murder of officers. In addition, a sign was left near the body saying that this was the alleged killer of the troops.

The individual, who wore gray shorts and a black shirt, had a tattoo on his right arm that read “Sofia” and another on his right leg with the design of a caravel.

Police sought the cooperation of the population to help clarify these crimes. If you know anyone or have information that may be helpful in conducting inquiries, you may contact us confidentially at (787) 343-2020.