A fatal shooting was reported early Thursday morning near a business at kilometer 1.1 of PR-872, at Calle 1 in the Río Plantation neighborhood of Bayamón, Puerto Rico. According to preliminary information, a 9-1-1 call alerted police to gunfire in the area. Upon arrival, officers found a man inside a black 2024 Ford F-150 pickup truck, suffering multiple gunshot wounds that caused his death on the spot.
The victim was identified as Jonathan Kevin Aponte Figueroa, 34, a resident of Bayamón. Agent Genaro Jiménez of the Homicide Division of the Bayamón Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC), along with prosecutor Rosalyn Pastrana, are handling the investigation. Authorities are asking anyone with information that could help solve the case to call 787-343-2020, or contact police via Twitter at @PRPDNoticias or Facebook at www.facebook.com/prpdgov.