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Man Shot Dead on Naranjito Road, Puerto Rico Police Say

Published Nov 13, 2026, 8:44 AM ASTvia Primera Hora

Also reported by El Nuevo Día and Telemundo PR.

A man was shot on a road in Naranjito, Puerto Rico, on the morning of Friday, November 13, and died while receiving medical treatment at a Centro de Diagnóstico y Tratamiento (CDT, a diagnostic and treatment center), the Puerto Rico Police Bureau’s press office reported. The man, who has not been identified, was attacked at about 7:48 AM on PR-8826 highway, at the turnoff for Guadiana neighborhood in Naranjito.

According to the police report, a call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System alerted authorities, and officers who arrived at the scene found the man with gunshot wounds. Paramedics treated him and took him to the CDT, where he died. Officers from the district, together with personnel from the Assault Division of the Bayamón Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC), are investigating.

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