2019 Río Piedras shooting
| 2019 Río Piedras shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of mass shootings in the United States | |
 Río Piedras | |
| Location | Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Coordinates | 18°24′37″N 66°01′37″W / 18.410307°N 66.0269325°W |
| Date | October 14, 2019 c. 7:00 p.m. (EST) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Deaths | 8 |
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[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]
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
- ^ Univision. "Masacre deja a cinco personas muertas en Río Piedras, Puerto Rico". Univision (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Shooting kills 6 in Puerto Rico, leads to emergency meeting". ABC News. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
- ^ "Aumentan a ocho las víctimas fatales en masacre de Río Piedras". www.wapa.tv. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ VOCERO, Miguel Rivera Puig, EL. "En Cayey la tercera masacre del año". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved 2019-10-22.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b 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.
- ^ "Shooting kills 6 in Puerto Rico, leads to emergency meeting". Washington Post. Associated Press. Retrieved 2019-10-22.
- ^ "Vigil for Puerto Rico shooting victims in the Bronx". WPIX 11 New York. 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-22.