A 46-year-old merchant identified as Bailey Rivera Sanjurjo was shot dead at his own business in the Villas de Loíza neighborhood in Loíza, Puerto Rico, the Puerto Rico Police Bureau reported. Rivera Sanjurjo was alone in the balcony area when several individuals arrived in a vehicle and shot him, according to police. He died at the scene.
His sister said he was a sociable person and that she does not know what could have motivated the killing. "He was quite sociable and I have no picture right now. His last message was at 6:25 and I didn’t open it, I kept doing things and then it happened... Let the Police handle it," she said.
As part of the investigation, authorities are reviewing the establishment’s security camera recordings and interviewing possible witnesses to clarify the circumstances of the killing. The body was taken to the Institute of Forensic Sciences for the corresponding autopsy.