2019 Río Piedras shooting

On October 14, 2019, 6 people were killed during a shoot out between drug gangs in a gun battle at the Ernesto Ramos Antonini de Río Piedras residential apartments in the[1] Río Piedras area of San Juan, Puerto Rico.[2] It was later reported that there were 8 fatalities, 7 men and one woman.[3]

2019 Río Piedras shooting
Río Piedras
LocationRío Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Coordinates18.410307°N 66.0269325°W / 18.410307; -66.0269325
DateOctober 14, 2019 (2019-10-14)
c. 7:00 p.m. (EST)
Attack type
Mass shooting
Deaths8

5th in a wave of shootings

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]

Reactions

The governor of Puerto Rico, Wanda Vázquez Garced, held emergency meetings.[7]

In The Bronx, NY a vigil for the victims was held.[8]

References
  1. Univision. "Masacre deja a cinco personas muertas en Río Piedras, Puerto Rico". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  2. "Shooting kills 6 in Puerto Rico, leads to emergency meeting". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  3. "Aumentan a ocho las víctimas fatales en masacre de Río Piedras". www.wapa.tv. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  4. PR, Por CYBERNEWS / TELEMUNDO. "Identifican a víctimas del doble asesinato en Río Piedras - Telemundo Puerto Rico". www.telemundopr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  5. VOCERO, Miguel Rivera Puig, EL. "En Cayey la tercera masacre del año". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  6. CYBERNEWS, Por. "Segunda masacre del 2019: Asesinan a tres en gasolinera de San Juan - Telemundo Puerto Rico". www.telemundopr.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  7. "Shooting kills 6 in Puerto Rico, leads to emergency meeting". Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
  8. "Vigil for Puerto Rico shooting victims in the Bronx". WPIX 11 New York. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
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