2019 Río Piedras Shooting
On October 14, 2019, six people were killed during a shootout between drug gangs in a gun battle at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini de Río Piedras residential apartments in the Río Piedras area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
The shooting led to alarm partly because it followed an earlier shooting in the same area that resulted in 2 deaths. News reports were of earlier shootings in other areas, one in Cayey resulting in 3 deaths and another in a gas station that resulted in 3 deaths. The first in this series of massacres was 3 people in Ciales on June 10. More than 1000 bullet shells were recovered from the scene.
Reactions
The governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez Garced, held emergency meetings.
In The Bronx, NY a vigil for the victims was held.
References
- ^ Univision. "Masacre deja a cinco personas muertas en Río Piedras, Puerto Rico". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Shooting kills 6 in Puerto Rico, leads to emergency meeting". ABC News. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
- ^ "Aumentan a ocho las víctimas fatales en masacre de Río Piedras". www.wapa.tv. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ PR, Por CYBERNEWS / TELEMUNDO. "Identifican a víctimas del doble asesinato en Río Piedras - Telemundo Puerto Rico". www.telemundopr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ VOCERO, Miguel Rivera Puig, EL. "En Cayey la tercera masacre del año". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved October 22, 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ CYBERNEWS, Por. "Segunda masacre del 2019: Asesinan a tres en gasolinera de San Juan - Telemundo Puerto Rico". www.telemundopr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-puerto-rico-governor-calls-urgent-meeting-after-san-juan-massacre-20191015-bdfmzjsbmrcbtfjumnbztgmhqu-story.html
- ^ "Shooting kills 6 in Puerto Rico, leads to emergency meeting". Washington Post. Associated Press. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.
- ^ "Vigil for Puerto Rico shooting victims in the Bronx". WPIX 11 New York. October 16, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2019.