6 killed in mass shooting in Puerto Rico
Four men and one woman were shot dead Monday night. Another man, 21-year-old Alexis Antonio Padilla, died today, Tuesday, after being transported to a local hospital for gunshot wounds, Puerto Rico Police said in a statement.
Police identified the five other victims: Ángel Henríquez Agosto, 21; Jordan Junior Castillo Cordero, 25; Ermes Omar Sanjurgo, 25; Emmanuel Enrique Báez Padilla, 43 and Kathia Matos Sandoval, 26.
Police have not yet determined whether the shooting was drug-related. One video showed several people wearing dark clothes shooting, muzzle flashes everywhere, and driving away in a pair of white cars.
A group of people showed up to the Ernesto Ramos Antonini housing complex in the Río Piedras neighborhood with large guns before the shooting, Police Commissioner Henry Escalera said.
According to CNN, Escalera declined to provide further details, as the investigation had just begun.
Urgent security meeting
Meanwhile, Puerto Rico Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced has called an urgent meeting to discuss security measures on the island.
Vázquez said criminal violence is an "urgent issue" for her office.
"As governor, I will continue my commitment and it is in my best interest to understand the security measures put in place and how they are being implemented," she said. "At this meeting, I will ask for those measures to be reviewed."
Puerto Rico has seen a wave of violence and crime as the island continues to struggle to recover in a number of ways from damage left behind by hurricanes Irma and Maria, as well as the recent political unrest.
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