The number of murders in Puerto Rico over the weekend increased to eight after a violent death was reported in Santurce. According to preliminary investigations, at 2:43 a.m. on Sunday, police were alerted to a person lying on the pavement at the intersection of Monserrate and Del Carmen streets. The victim, a man, was found with gunshot wounds that caused his death.
This murder occurred after four separate murders were reported on Saturday, including a 17-year-old minor in Trujillo Alto, a 34-year-old man in Barceloneta, an unidentified person in Hato Rey, and 51-year-old Rubén Rodriguez Ocasio in Río Piedras. Rodriguez Ocasio was found with four gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. The police also reported that they are still trying to identify three people murdered on Friday, including a man in Arecibo and two victims of a double murder in Gurabo.
As of Saturday, the police had reported 241 murders so far this year, 24 more than the 217 registered at the same time in 2025.