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Two Men Identified as Victims of Guaynabo Shooting

Updated Jun 25, 2026 · via El Nuevo Día

A shooting in the Zenón Díaz Valcárcel residential area of Guaynabo on Wednesday afternoon resulted in the deaths of two men and injured a third. According to Mayra Ayala, press officer for the Bayamón region of the Police, authorities were alerted to shots fired at 2:57 p.m. and found two men dead near Building 23 of the public housing complex.

The victims were identified as 28-year-old Steven Ortiz Rivera and 20-year-old Zadiel Morales Sierra. A 27-year-old man was also shot and taken to a local hospital, where he is in stable condition.

The investigation is being led by Agent Jorge Meléndez of the Bayamón CIC's Homicide Division and Prosecutor Alberto Cruz.