A 36-year-old man is in critical condition after suffering multiple wounds and traumas in an assault reported near the Guara Bi shelter in the José Mercado neighborhood of Caguas. According to the Police Bureau’s preliminary report, the incident occurred during the afternoon of Saturday, October 31. Authorities were alerted after the man arrived at a hospital with several injuries; he was diagnosed with open wounds to the face, severe intracranial bleeding and fractures to several ribs, among other traumas.
After initial medical care, he was referred to a hospital in the metropolitan area for specialized treatment. Police do not yet know what object was used in the attack or the circumstances of the incident. Officer Natalia M. Meléndez Díaz, assigned to the Caguas district, conducted the preliminary investigation and referred the case to the Assault Division of the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) of Caguas, which will continue the inquiry.