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Three Homicides Reported in Violent Early Morning in Puerto Rico

Updated Jun 27, 2026 · via Primera Hora

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.