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Man Shot to Death in Front of Business in Arroyo

Published Aug 21, 2026, 6:26 AM ASTvia El Nuevo Día

Authorities are investigating a violent death reported around 10:39 PM. Thursday in the Pitahaya neighborhood, Catalina sector, in front of the Los Almendros Bar in Arroyo, Puerto Rico. A preliminary report indicated a 9-1-1 call alerted police to gunshots at the scene. Officers responded and found, inside a blue Toyota Yaris, the body of a man who had been shot; he had not been identified at the time of the report.

The Homicide Division of the Guayama Bureau of Criminal Investigations (CIC) and the on-duty prosecutor are leading the investigation.

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SourceEl Nuevo Día

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