List of massacres in Puerto Rico explained

The following list is a list of massacres that have occurred in Puerto Rico:

NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
1935-10-24Río Piedras5[1]
Ponce massacre1937-03-21Ponce21[2]
Utuado uprising1950-10-30Utuado10
Dupont Plaza Hotel arson1986-12-31San Juan98[3]
Cayey Massacre1994-03-13Cayey4[4]
Sabana Seca massacre2009-10-17Sabana Seca8[5]
2019 Río Piedras shooting2019-10-14Río Piedras6[6]
Mayagüez massacre2020-10-15Mayagüez3[7] [8]
Caldo de Oso Massacre[9] [10] 2021-10-24[11] Naranjito3[12] [13]
Cidra massacre2021-12-08Cidra5[14] [15]
2023 Carolina, Puerto Rico, massacre2023-06-25Carolina5[16]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bosque Pérez, Ramón. Puerto Rico Under Colonial Rule. SUNY Press. 2006. 71. 2009-03-17 . 978-0-7914-6417-5.
  2. Book: Wagenheim. Kal. Jiménez de Wagenheim. Olga. The Puerto Ricans: A Documentary History. 1998. Water Front Press. Maplewood, N.J.. 179–182.
  3. Web site: Analysis Of Carboxyhemoglobin And Cyanide In Blood From Victims Of The Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire In Puerto Rico. Fire.nist.gov. December 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170206205933/http://fire.nist.gov/bfrlpubs//fire90/PDF/f90019.pdf. February 6, 2017. dead. mdy-all.
  4. Web site: UNITED STATES v. NEWTON. Findlaw. May 18, 2015.
  5. Web site: Masacre en Sabana Seca . Alvarado León . Gerardo . Parés . Marga . . October 18, 2009 . September 9, 2020 . https://archive.today/20150119065927/http://www.elnuevodia.com/masacreensabanaseca-627792.html . January 19, 2015 . Spanish . Massacre in Sabana Seca . live .
  6. 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.
  7. News: Spanish. Masacre en Mayagüez: Asesinan a tres personas en barrio El Maní. October 15, 2020. October 9, 2023. www.metro.pr.
  8. News: Spanish. Cinco sujetos son acusados por una masacre en Mayagüez en el 2020 - NotiCel. July 21, 2022. October 9, 2023. www.noticel.com.
  9. Web site: Reportan masacre en Naranjito - wapa.tv. 25 October 2021. 10 May 2024. wapa.tv. Ortiz. Maricarmen. Spanish.
  10. Web site: Identifican a víctimas de masacre en Naranjito – Telemundo Puerto Rico. 25 October 2021. 10 May 2024. Telemundo Puerto Rico. Spanish.
  11. Web site: Le ponen precio a la vida del autor de masacre en el negocio Caldosos en Naranjito - Policiacas - elvocero.com. 17 November 2021. 10 May 2024. El Vocero. Rivera Puig. Miguel. Spanish.
  12. Web site: Matan a tres hombres y otros tres resultan heridos en balacera en Naranjito - Primera Hora. 25 October 2021. 10 May 2024. Primera Hora. Spanish.
  13. Web site: Se registra masacre en negocio Caldo de Oso en Naranjito y asesinatos en Santurce y Coamo. 25 October 2021. 10 May 2024. lacallerevista.com. Ramírez Ferrer. Julio Víctor. Spanish.
  14. Web site: Se eleva a cinco la cifra de víctimas de masacre en Cidra. December 9, 2021. www.telemundopr.com. es.
  15. Web site: Massacre in Puerto Rico: Gunmen execute five men during birthday party. December 9, 2021. usacrime.com.
  16. Web site: Vinculan masacre en Carolina al asesinato de las dos adolescentes en Piñones. July 25, 2023. Primera Hora. es.

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