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Man in his 30s fatally shot near a colmado in Arecibo, Puerto Rico

A man about 30 was fatally shot in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, near Colmado Torres, police said.

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The Puerto Rico Police reported that a man approximately 30 years old was fatally shot on Calle B of Avenida Constitución in Arecibo, near Colmado Torres, at about 11:32 p.m. on 2026-09-01. [1] Authorities located the body of a man with multiple gunshot wounds in different parts of his body near the roadside. [2] Police in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, are investigating the shooting death of a 30-year-old man found near a road on Tuesday night. [3] According to the preliminary police report, officers responding to gunshot reports found the body of the man, who had multiple gunshot wounds, on the pavement at the side of the road on Calle B of Avenida Constitución in Arecibo. [4] Agent Obed Mercado Arce of the Arecibo Homicide Division is leading the investigation into the shooting on Calle B of Avenida Constitución in Arecibo along with prosecutor Ismael Ortiz Roldán. [5] As of Tuesday, police reported 301 homicides for the current year, which is five fewer than the 306 recorded at the same date in 2025. [6] Police reported that multiple shell casings of different calibers were recovered at the scene of the shooting on Calle B of Avenida Constitución in Arecibo. [7]
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  1. The Puerto Rico Police reported that a man approximately 30 years old was fatally shot on Calle B of Avenida Constitución in Arecibo, near Colmado Torres, at about 11:32 p.m. on 2026-09-01. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  2. Authorities located the body of a man with multiple gunshot wounds in different parts of his body near the roadside. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  3. Police in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, are investigating the shooting death of a 30-year-old man found near a road on Tuesday night. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  4. According to the preliminary police report, officers responding to gunshot reports found the body of the man, who had multiple gunshot wounds, on the pavement at the side of the road on Calle B of Avenida Constitución in Arecibo. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  5. Agent Obed Mercado Arce of the Arecibo Homicide Division is leading the investigation into the shooting on Calle B of Avenida Constitución in Arecibo along with prosecutor Ismael Ortiz Roldán. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
  6. As of Tuesday, police reported 301 homicides for the current year, which is five fewer than the 306 recorded at the same date in 2025. · El Nuevo DíaPuerto Rico
  7. Police reported that multiple shell casings of different calibers were recovered at the scene of the shooting on Calle B of Avenida Constitución in Arecibo. · Primera HoraPuerto Rico
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