A 30-year-old man, nicknamed 'Cuco', was shot dead in a parking lot near PR-156 in Barranquitas. The Police identified the victim as Jean Carlos Ortiz Espada, who worked at a restaurant called Carlitos Pollos. The restaurant published a tribute to Ortiz Espada, describing him as 'the soul and joy' of the business, who was always willing to help and made the days of those around him brighter.
A CanAm all-terrain vehicle was found at the crime scene, according to Lieutenant Héctor Maldonado, director of the Homicide Division of the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) in Aibonito. The Police will interview several people who were at the scene of the crime. Ortiz Espada had no criminal record, according to Maldonado. Agents José L. Vázquez and fiscal Juan Santos are investigating.