A man was shot and killed on Halloween night in the Bélgica neighborhood of Ponce. According to the Puerto Rico Police Bureau’s incident report, the shooting happened at 10:11 PM on Campos street, in front of a business, with motives still under investigation, including possible revenge. The victim has not been identified, but police described him as about 45 years old, white-skinned, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 145 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and a short beard and mustache.
He wore cream-colored long pants and white and gold athletic shoes, and had tattoos on his face, chest, back and arms, plus a neck tattoo with the nickname "Berto". At the scene, agents seized for investigation a gray Chevrolet Spark with a bullet impact in its rear window. Homicide Division agent Karen Rivera, assigned to the Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) of Ponce, took charge of the scene with prosecutor Jennifer Ortiz Rivera.
Police said 365 killings have been recorded so far this year, 18 fewer than at the same date in 2025. On Halloween last year, four killings occurred, one in the Mayagüez police area and three in the Caguas area.