The short version
- Primera Hora reports a 19-year-old motorcyclist was hit by a stray bullet on PR-173 in Aguas Buenas early Sunday morning
- The victim was taken by private vehicle to a hospital in the Caguas area where he was treated for an entry-and-exit gunshot wound to his right arm
- Police said his condition is stable and the case was referred to the Caguas CIC Agresiones division
- No arrests or further details about possible suspects have been released according to Primera Hora
Shooting in Aguas Buenas
A 19-year-old motorcyclist was wounded by a stray bullet early Sunday morning while traveling on highway PR-173 in the Sumidero neighborhood of Aguas Buenas, Primera Hora reported. According to preliminary information under investigation, the man was passing near a restaurant on his motorcycle when he heard a shot and realized he had been hit.
The victim was transported in a private vehicle to a hospital in the Caguas area. The attending physician diagnosed a gunshot wound with entry and exit in the right arm. His condition was described as stable, Primera Hora said. Agent Alexander Ramírez Barbosa of the Caguas district conducted the initial investigation and referred the case to the Agresiones division of the Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC).
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Separate motorcycle crash in Gurabo
In a separate incident on Friday morning, a 35-year-old motorcyclist was seriously injured in a collision in Gurabo. Primera Hora reported that Miguel Ángel Gómez Martínez, a resident of Gurabo, was riding a 2024 Fengyuan 200 motorcycle on Calle 2 of Parcelas Navarro when he struck the front-left side of a 2008 Mitsubishi Outlander XLS driven by a 34-year-old woman in front of house number 83.
El Vocero reported the same details and added that Gómez Martínez was not wearing required safety equipment and did not have a valid driver's license. He suffered injuries to both legs and his hip and was taken to Centro Médico de Río Piedras, where his condition was listed as stable. The case is being handled by the Caguas highway patrol division.
Where the sources differ
All three reports agree on the basic facts of their respective incidents. The two Gurabo crash reports from Primera Hora and El Vocero are nearly identical on the name, age, vehicle details, injuries, hospital and lack of license and safety gear, with only minor differences in wording and that El Vocero names the investigating agent Orlando Valentín and prosecutor Liza Morales while Primera Hora does not. The Aguas Buenas shooting report from Primera Hora stands alone and contains no overlapping information with the crash stories.
What the reports do not say
The reports do not say what time the Aguas Buenas shooting occurred, whether any shots were fired at the restaurant or elsewhere, or if police recovered any shell casings or have leads on who fired the bullet. They also do not indicate whether the Gurabo crash involved any citations for the motorcyclist or the female driver, or what exactly caused the collision.
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 Motociclista resulta herido por bala perdida en Aguas Buenas
- Reporting Motociclista resulta herido de gravedad tras chocar con un carro en Gurabo
- Reporting Motociclista resulta herido tras choque en Gurabo
How we checked this
Primera Hora is the only source that reported the Aguas Buenas stray-bullet shooting. Both Primera Hora and El Vocero covered the Friday Gurabo motorcycle crash, with largely consistent accounts that rest on police information.
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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