2019 Río Piedras shooting explained
2019 Río Piedras shooting |
Location: | Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Coordinates: | 18.4103°N -66.0269°W |
Time: | c. 7:00p.m. |
Timezone: | EST |
Type: | Mass shooting |
Fatalities: | 6 |
Injuries: | 0 |
Perp: | Unknown |
Motive: | Unknown |
On October 14, 2019, six people were killed during a shootout between drug gangs in a gun battle at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini de Río Piedras residential apartments in the Río Piedras area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] [2] [3]
The shooting led to alarm partly because it followed an earlier shooting in the same area that resulted in 2 deaths.[4] News reports were of earlier shootings in other areas, one in Cayey resulting in 3 deaths[5] and another in a gas station that resulted in 3 deaths.[6] The first in this series of massacres was 3 people in Ciales on June 10.[6] More than 1000 bullet shells were recovered from the scene.[7]
Reactions
The governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez Garced, held emergency meetings.[8]
In The Bronx, NY a vigil for the victims was held.[9]
Notes and References
- Web site: Masacre deja a cinco personas muertas en Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. Univision. Univision. spanish. 2019-10-22.
- Web site: Shooting kills 6 in Puerto Rico, leads to emergency meeting. ABC News. 2019-10-21.
- Web site: Aumentan a ocho las víctimas fatales en masacre de Río Piedras. www.wapa.tv. 2019-10-22.
- Web site: Identifican a víctimas del doble asesinato en Río Piedras - Telemundo Puerto Rico. PR. Por CYBERNEWS / TELEMUNDO. www.telemundopr.com. es. 2019-10-22.
- Web site: En Cayey la tercera masacre del año. VOCERO. Miguel Rivera Puig, EL. El Vocero de Puerto Rico. es. 2019-10-22.
- Web site: Segunda masacre del 2019: Asesinan a tres en gasolinera de San Juan - Telemundo Puerto Rico. CYBERNEWS. Por. www.telemundopr.com. es. 2019-10-22.
- https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-puerto-rico-governor-calls-urgent-meeting-after-san-juan-massacre-20191015-bdfmzjsbmrcbtfjumnbztgmhqu-story.html
- Web site: Shooting kills 6 in Puerto Rico, leads to emergency meeting. https://web.archive.org/web/20191015235627/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/shooting-kills-6-in-puerto-rico-leads-to-emergency-meeting/2019/10/15/8577e37e-ef89-11e9-bb7e-d2026ee0c199_story.html. dead. 2019-10-15. Associated Press. Washington Post. en. 2019-10-22.
- Web site: Vigil for Puerto Rico shooting victims in the Bronx. 2019-10-16. WPIX 11 New York. en. 2019-10-22.