The short version
- Metro Puerto Rico reported a 19-year-old motorcyclist was shot in the chest near 11:00 p.m. Tuesday on PR-787 in Cidra's Bayamón sector
- El Nuevo Día and Primera Hora stated the victim noticed a vehicle pursuing him before several shots were fired, one striking his chest
- Telemundo Puerto Rico reported the young man was transported to a San Juan-area hospital where he remains in guarded condition
- Police said agents from the Caguas CIC are in charge of the investigation
Incident details
A 19-year-old man was shot in the chest Tuesday night while riding a motorcycle on PR-787, kilometer 0.8, in the Bayamón neighborhood of Cidra, Metro Puerto Rico reported. According to police, the victim realized a vehicle was following him and shots were fired from that vehicle. El Nuevo Día reported the incident occurred around 11:00 p.m.
The young man was taken to a medical facility in the San Juan area. Primera Hora reported he remains in guarded condition. Telemundo Puerto Rico reported the same details regarding his transport and current status.
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Investigation
Agents assigned to the Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC) of Caguas are handling the case, according to all four outlets. No arrests have been reported and the motive remains unknown.
Where the sources differ
The sources agree on the victim's age of 19, the location at kilometer 0.8 of PR-787 in Barrio Bayamón of Cidra, the sequence that a vehicle pursued the motorcyclist before shots were fired, the chest wound, transport to a San Juan-area hospital in guarded condition, and that Caguas CIC agents are investigating. Metro Puerto Rico gave the approximate time as near 11:00 p.m. Tuesday while the others referred to Tuesday night or the night of yesterday. El Nuevo Día, Primera Hora and Telemundo Puerto Rico explicitly noted the victim related that he noticed the pursuit before the shots; Metro Puerto Rico presented it as the preliminary report without directly attributing the account to the victim. No source conflicts on any material fact.
What the reports do not say
The reports do not identify a suspect or vehicle description, state whether the victim knew his pursuers, give a precise time beyond near 11:00 p.m., disclose the name of the hospital, indicate the number of shots fired or rounds that struck the victim beyond the one chest wound, or outline any next steps in the investigation such as expected timelines for updates.
Sources
Every link below was opened and checked when this story was published. Official means a government body, agency or the organization itself; Reporting means a news outlet.
- Official Balean a joven mientras lo perseguían en Cidra
- Reporting Balean a joven mientras lo perseguían en Cidra
- Reporting En condición de cuidado un joven baleado mientras transitaba en motora por Cidra
- Reporting Persiguen a joven de 19 años en una motora y le disparan en Cidra
- Reporting Joven de 19 años en motora es perseguido y le realizan varios disparos
How we checked this
Metro Puerto Rico, El Nuevo Día, Primera Hora and Telemundo Puerto Rico all reported the shooting of the 19-year-old in Cidra on Tuesday night. Every detail rests on the police preliminary report released to the four news outlets; no independent verification or additional official statements appear in the coverage.
Compiled by the PuertoRico.com News Desk from the reports and statements listed above, and checked against them before publishing. It does not include original interviews. Spot an error? Email support@puertorico.com with a link to this story.
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