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TexasTowelie

(112,168 posts)
Tue Oct 15, 2019, 03:29 PM Oct 2019

Report: At least 8 dead after mass shooting in Puerto Rico

Source: CBS News

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - At least eight people are dead following a mass shooting in San Juan, Puerto Rico, according to CBS News.

Gunfire erupted Monday night in residential neighborhood of Río Piedras, not far from the University of San Juan, according to a report from NotiCentro, a news outlet on the island. According to the news agency, seven men and one woman were killed.

Following the shooting, Gov. Wanda Vasquez Garced announced plans to hold an urgent meeting Tuesday to address security measures on the island.

Earlier this year, the top FBI official in Puerto Rico said the island is facing what he calls a "crisis of violence," asking for more personnel and resources to be sent from the U.S. mainland, according to a report.

Read more: https://www.clickorlando.com/news/report-at-least-8-dead-after-mass-shooting-in-puerto-rico

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Report: At least 8 dead after mass shooting in Puerto Rico (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2019 OP
oh no, Puerto Rico has suffered enough tragedy over the last year. nt iluvtennis Oct 2019 #1
must be those violent video games..... IcyPeas Oct 2019 #2

IcyPeas

(21,871 posts)
2. must be those violent video games.....
Tue Oct 15, 2019, 04:43 PM
Oct 2019

you know, like the one we all saw yesterday with trump shooting all the journalists.....



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