Two municipal and one state agent die during a chase on Green Island

Two city officials and one state official were killed this afternoon after being injured during a chase on Baldority Avenue in Castro heading for Carolina at the Embassy Suites Hotel on Green Island.

There is also another state agent injured, said Captain Jose Gonzalez of the Carolina Criminal Investigation Corps.

Authorities said police were chasing a white Hyundai Accent car that allegedly fired at them and fled. The act was later found in the residential Luis Llorens Torres, without its driver.

Federal agents are at the crime scene, the incident was reported at about 3:50 p.m.

“We responded as a support, to find that there is a federal nexus in what has happened, we would enter (to assume jurisdiction),” said Limarys Cruz Ros, a spokesman for the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). ).

Traffic in the area remains congested, mostly the lane heading toward Carolina, so drivers are urged to take alternate lanes.

The Uniformed asked the public that if they have any information, they should be contacted immediately at 787-343-2020. The call will be treated confidentially.

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