Three homicides were reported in the early morning hours of Saturday in Barceloneta, Trujillo Alto, and San Juan, according to the Police Press Office. One of the victims was a 17-year-old minor. The crimes occurred between 12:00 a.m. and 1:30 a.m., bringing the total number of homicides this year to 240, 23 more than reported on the same day in 2025.
All victims were men. The first incident occurred at 12:09 a.m. in Trujillo Alto, where Jonathan Kidany Torres Jiménez, 17, was found shot. Another homicide occurred at 12:23 a.m. in Barceloneta, where Xavier Hernández Acevedo, 34, was found dead with gunshot wounds.
The third homicide occurred at 1:37 a.m. in San Juan, where an unidentified man, approximately 25-30 years old, was found shot. The Criminal Investigation Corps of the respective police zones are investigating. These incidents add to a double homicide reported last night in Gurabo.