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New York Tourist Killed by Stray Bullet in Puerto Rico’s La Perla

Investigators lack a suspect description or clear motive after the shooting that left two residents hospitalized.

Overview

  • Kevin Mares, 25, was struck by a stray bullet at the Shelter for Mistreated Men club in La Perla during the predawn hours of August 10 and later died at Puerto Rico’s largest public hospital.
  • Two La Perla residents were wounded in the same incident and remain hospitalized.
  • Authorities are interviewing bystanders and following sparse leads as they seek to identify the shooter and establish a motive.
  • Mares had traveled with three friends to attend one of Bad Bunny’s 30 residency concerts in San Juan, which have drawn tens of thousands of visitors since July.
  • His family has appealed for information, is pressing for justice and is arranging to repatriate his remains to New York.