Body in decomposition found in Hato Rey residence
Police are investigating the discovery of an unidentified man's decomposed body in a home near San José reservoir in San Juan.
The short version
- El Nuevo Día reported that the body was found on Thursday morning in a residence on Borgoña street near the San José reservoir in Hato Rey
- According to El Nuevo Día a 9-1-1 call about a suspicious situation led officers to the scene at around 8:39 a.m.
- Telemundo Puerto Rico reported that the Homicide Division of the San Juan CIC is investigating along with prosecutor Félix Rivera
- Police have not identified the man or determined the cause of death or circumstances
Discovery in San Juan
Police found the body of a man in a state of decomposition this Thursday morning in a residence on Borgoña street near the San José reservoir in Hato Rey, San Juan. El Nuevo Día reported. The discovery was reported at around 8:39 a.m. after a call to the 9-1-1 Emergency System alerted authorities to a suspicious situation, El Nuevo Día reported. Officers located the corpse upon arrival.
The identity of the man has not been released and the circumstances surrounding the death remain unknown. Agents from the Homicide Division of the Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC) of San Juan took over the case together with prosecutor Félix Rivera, according to both El Nuevo Día and Telemundo Puerto Rico.
Separate case in Carolina
In a separate incident the previous day, police found another unidentified man's decomposed body inside a residence on street 1 of the José Severo Quiñones urbanization in Carolina. El Nuevo Día reported. The discovery was reported via a 9-1-1 call at around 1:24 p.m. on Wednesday.
The man was found lying on the floor. Authorities do not yet know the cause of death or the circumstances. The Assaults Division of the Carolina CIC is handling that investigation, El Nuevo Día said.
Where the sources differ
All three sources agree that a man's decomposed body was found in a Hato Rey residence near the San José reservoir on Thursday morning following a 9-1-1 call, and that the San Juan Homicide Division and prosecutor Félix Rivera are investigating. El Nuevo Día and Telemundo Puerto Rico cover only the Hato Rey case while a second El Nuevo Día article reports a separate decomposed body found in Carolina the previous afternoon. The precise 8:39 a.m. time appears only in the first El Nuevo Día story; Telemundo Puerto Rico refers only to Thursday morning.
What the reports do not say
The reports do not provide the man's identity, age or any description. They do not state how long the body may have been in the residence, whether there were signs of trauma or foul play, or if any neighbors or family members have been interviewed. Next steps in the investigation and any timeline for identification or autopsy results are not mentioned.
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.
- Reporting Hallan cuerpo en estado de descomposición en una residencia de Hato Rey
- Reporting Encuentran cuerpo en estado de descomposición en una residencia de Carolina
- Reporting Hallan cuerpo de hombre en estado de descomposición cerca del embalse San José
How we checked this
El Nuevo Día and Telemundo Puerto Rico reported the Hato Rey discovery. A separate El Nuevo Día article covered the Carolina case. Details on the cause of death, identity and possible suspects rest on pending police investigation and were not provided by any outlet.
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.