Puerto Rico Police are investigating the killing of a man found early Tuesday morning in Río Piedras. According to a press release, the discovery of the lifeless body was reported around 2:20 AM on Frontera Final Park Court street. Preliminary information indicates that officers from the Río Piedras precinct were conducting a preventive patrol when they spotted the man’s body, which had gunshot wounds, on the pavement.
The victim was not immediately identified but was described as approximately 30 to 40 years old. Personnel from the San Juan Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) Homicide Division, along with prosecutor Naomy Ruíz, are leading the investigation. As of Monday, police had reported 295 homicides so far this year, the same number of cases recorded by the same date in 2025.