5 killed, 1 injured in downtown Puerto Rico shooting
By PTI | Published: 26th February 2018 07:23 AM |
Last Updated: 26th February 2018 07:23 AM | A+A A- |
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SAN JUAN: Five people have been killed and one injured in a shooting outside a bar in downtown Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rican police said the incident occurred around midnight yesterday in the town of Comerio, about 19 miles southwest of San Juan.
Police said that witnesses saw a group of men pull up in a vehicle and begin firing at a crowd of people.
Five men between the ages of 20 and 34 were killed, and a 17-year-old boy was injured.
Puerto Rico has struggled with a wave of crime since thousands of police officers began calling in sick to protest millions of dollars owed in overtime pay following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Nearly 130 killings have been reported in the US territory since the beginning of the year.
