They murder in Santurce a man with “similar characteristics” to the suspect in the murder of three police officers on Isla Verde

Lieutenant Colonel Rolando Trinidad confirmed today, Tuesday, that a man with ‘similar characteristics’ to the suspect yesterday in the murder of two municipal officers and a state agent in the middle of a haunt on Isla Verde he was found dead in Santurce this morning.

The agent specified that the person showed several gunshot wounds and was accompanied by a sign identifying him as the culprit of the events. “I’m responsible for the guards’ murder. Here it is, ”read the message.

“A series of information has been received which is confirmed, including that the person responsible for these events was executed near the YMCA in Santurce. A body has been found with similar characteristics, but of course the investigation continues and it is not that we will complete the investigation until the person has been reliably identified as the person. We will continue with our administrative management and ask the public for any information they have communicated to become confidential on 787-343-2020 ″, stated the Director of the Auxiliary Superintendency of Criminal Investigations (SAIC), Rolando Trinidad Trinidad The new day.

According to preliminary information from the authorities, This murder took place at 1:59 am on Calle San José, intersection with Avenida Muñoz Rivera, in Santurce. The person, wearing gray shorts and a black shirt, had a tattoo on his right arm that read ‘Sofia’ and another on his right leg with the design of a caravel.

“He had a card that identified him as the person who committed the events and in addition there are some phone calls to the police radio control that said the area was where the body was thrown. This information was verified and in fact a body was found with descriptions similar to those reported by the witnesses who authored the events. “added Trinidad, who is in charge of the investigation.

Trinidad stressed that despite these events, the investigation will continue, so that state and federal agents remain in the Luis Lloréns Torres residence in San Juan, where the person is reportedly interned after the events. Although the authorities already had access to several videos, today they will try to get more images. The Justice Department has now appointed seven prosecutors for the investigation.

“Here was a wounded comrade, here some carjackings took place, shots had been exchanged revealing the lives of some civilians, so we are not going to rest with the person responsible for these events. seemed lifeless in the YMCA area, it can be established without a doubt that he is responsible for these events “, he pointed.

Previously, the police station commissioner Antonio López confirmed that authorities were looking for several individuals, including someone who has a warrant for criminal charges at the federal level.

“I understand he’s hiding in that area (the residential area),” said López. “We have been there since yesterday and we will take as long as it takes to hand this individual over to us and bring it to the final consequences”, founded López on WKAQ – 580 AM.

That is why López called on citizens to work with the authorities to identify the person responsible for the murders of the agents identified as Luis Marrero Díaz, Luis Salamán Conde and Eliezer Hernández Cartagena.

Authorities indicated yesterday that police were chasing a Hyundai Accent car, white, when a man allegedly shot them and fled. The car was later found without a driver in the Luis Lloréns Torres residence.

The person, who was described as a ‘tall, skinny and dark’ man, got the vehicle by ‘carjacking’ a woman, who is doing well, a police source explained The new day.