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Suspect Charged with Murder of Queens Tourist in Puerto Rico Held on $800,000 Bond

Puerto Rico authorities set an $800,000 bond for the suspect ahead of his scheduled Aug. 28 hearing.

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FILE - An aerial view of the seaside neighborhood of La Perla, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is seen on Aug. 25, 2017. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo, File)
Kevin Mares, 25, was fatally shot in San Juan, Puerto Rico early Sunday, August 10, 2025. Mares was visiting San Juan with his girlfriend to attend a Bad Bunny concert. (Instagram)
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Overview

  • Kalel Jorell Martínez Bristol surrendered to Puerto Rico police and was formally charged in the Aug. 10 La Perla shooting that killed 25-year-old tourist Kevin Mares.
  • He faces first-degree murder and two weapons-law counts for possessing a firearm without a license and discharging it during an escalated dispute.
  • Martínez Bristol is being held on an $800,000 bond and is due back in court on Aug. 28.
  • Justice Secretary Lourdes L. Gomez Torres pledged that the Department of Justice will pursue the case with the full weight of the law.
  • Mares’s family in Queens has organized memorial services and repatriation efforts as they await the return of his remains.