US EditionUS Tourist Shot Dead in La Perla Nightspot During Bad Bunny Residency
PUERTO RICO, AUG 10 – Kevin Mares, 25, was an innocent bystander fatally shot during an argument at a La Perla nightclub; two locals were also injured, police said.
- Kevin Mares, a 25-year-old visitor from New York, was shot and killed early Sunday at a nightlife venue known as the Shelter for Mistreated Men located in the La Perla neighborhood of Puerto Rico.
- According to police, the shooting occurred following a dispute involving multiple individuals near Mares, when someone produced a firearm and opened fire, wounding at least three people, among them Mares. Authorities have not identified the shooter or determined the cause of the argument.
- Two other injured individuals, siblings in their 40s residing in La Perla, remain in the hospital, while Mares was transported to the biggest public medical facility in Puerto Rico, where he later passed away.
- La Perla, a seaside shantytown on the outskirts of Old San Juan once known for violence and heroin distribution, became safer after a 2011 federal raid but still experiences isolated violent incidents.
- Puerto Rico, home to approximately 3.2 million residents, has seen 277 homicides reported this year, a decrease from the 325 recorded during the same timeframe last year, even as violent incidents continue amid a rise in visitors attending events like Bad Bunny's series of 30 concerts.
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