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New York Post
11-08-2025
- New York Post
NYC man killed in Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny concert was hit by stray-bullet — and cops have arrested intended target: local report
Police in Puerto Rico have made an arrest tied to the fatal shooting of a US tourist who was visiting the island for a Bad Bunny concert — as new details about the tragic case emerged Monday. Kenneth Giovanni Estrada Melendez is believed to have been the intended target of gunmen who opened fire inside a bar near Old San Juan on Sunday, killing 25-year-old Queens resident Kevin Mares, local reports said. Melendez, 27, was picked up on a drug warrant after fleeing the scene, Puerto Rico's El Vocero reported. Advertisement Mares, who was on vacation with his longtime girlfriend, was at the bar, called El Refugio Para Hombres Maltratados — Spanish for 'the refuge for mistreated men' — in the downtrodden neighborhood of La Perla when a scuffle resulted in gunfire shortly before 4:15 a.m., the outlet said. 3 Luiz C. Ribeiro for New York Post According to police, it was Melendez who was being targeted when Mares and two other bystanders were hit. Advertisement Mares was pronounced dead at a local hospital while the other two — identified in local reports as siblings Miguel and Keila Melendez Beltran, 46 and 46, respectively — were expected to survive. According to the news outlet El Nuevo Dia, Melendez, who is related to the two wounded victims, was sought on a warrant for a 2022 drug sale to an undercover cop. 3 Kevin Mares, 25, planned to propose to longtime girlfriend Angy Nicole Arguello before he was shot and killed. Instagram/ 3 Kevin Mares was at a bar in the La Perla neighborhood near Old San Juan when he was killed by a stray bullet. Bloomberg via Getty Images Advertisement Police investigating the fatal shooting tracked him down in the La Trocha neighborhood in Vega Baja around noon on Monday, the outlet reported. Cops have not identified the suspected shooter and it is unclear what sparked the beef between Melendez and the gunman that led to Mares' killing. Mares was on the Caribbean island with Angy Nicole Arguello — his girlfriend of seven years, whom he had been planning on proposing to — to attend the popular rapper's performance, according to reports. Advertisement His stray-bullet death has left his family devastated. 'It's very hard,' his father, Hector Mares, told The Post Monday. 'We're still in pain. He was a beautiful person.' The family launched a page is seeking donations to bring their loved one's body home to the Big Apple.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Yahoo
Search continues for vacationing Wisconsin man missing in Puerto Rico
A third day of searching is underway in Puerto Rico to find a missing 64-year-old Wisconsin man who was separated from a hiking tour group while on vacation Sunday, according to Puerto Rico's Office of Emergency Management and Disaster Administration. The Associated Press first reported Monday that Abdur Rahman, 64, was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday. It is not known at this time where Rahman lives in Wisconsin. According to a tweet from the Office of Emergency Management, four different groups, each with search dogs, continue to search for "the tourist" who disappeared in the nearly 29,000-acre El Yunque National Forest. It is the only tropical rainforest overseen by the United State's national forest system. Drones were also being used. Authorities also said that Rahman's family members, who had gone into the forest in the early morning hours to find him, were located and were safe, according to Puerto Rican news outlet El Vocero. Family members told the police that Rahman is diabetic and has heart issues, according to El Vocero. Police said Rahman was a tourist staying in an Airbnb in Naguabo, a beach town on Puerto Rico's east coast near the rainforest. Rainy and foggy conditions have made the search more difficult, authorities said, El Vocero reported. Parts of the country are at risk of flooding, and coastal areas are at risk of rip currents, according to the National Weather Service in San Juan. Emergency management authorities on Sunday cited two cases where people drowned -- one in a river and one on the beach -- and a third case, in the rainforest region where crews are now searching, where someone was injured. Jessica Van Egeren is an assistant breaking news editor with the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. She can be reached at 608-320-3535 or jvanegeren@ This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Search continues for vacationing Wisconsin man missing in Puerto Rico
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Yahoo
Authorities search for US tourist who went missing in Puerto Rican rain forest: Reports
Search and rescue teams in Puerto Rico are searching for an American tourist who was reported missing in the tropical rainforest of El Yunque, according to multiple reports. The Associated Press reported Monday that Abdur Rahman, 64, was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday. Puerto Rico's emergency and disaster agency said on social media Monday it is continuing to search for "a person reported as lost yesterday in El Yunque," and that groups are searching the Rio Grande and Naguabo areas, in addition to utilizing drones in the search. The search party is comprised of about 30 people divided into four groups, according to reporting from El Vocero, a newspaper based in San Juan. El Vocero reported Monday that several of Rahman's relatives, who entered the El Yunque grounds attempting to locate Rahman, are safe. The news outlet also reported that Rahman's relatives told police he is diabetic and has a heart condition. Personal de Búsqueda y Rescate de las zonas de Ceiba y Humacao del NMEAD, en conjunto con las OMMEs de Río Grande, Ceiba, Luquillo, Canóvanas y Naguabo, el @PRPDNoticias y otras agencias continúan la búsqueda de una persona reportada como extraviada ayer en El Yunque. (1/2) — Manejo de Emergencias (@NMEADpr) February 24, 2025 Search underway: Boat capsizes near NYC; missing person ID'd According to the U.S. Forest Service, which is responsible for overseeing El Yunque, the forest is located in Puerto Rico's northeast region and is a popular tourist destination. The agency says that while the forest is one of the smallest in size, at 29,000 acres, it is also one of the most biologically diverse. Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@ This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Crews search for US tourist who went missing in Puerto Rico: Reports
USA Today
24-02-2025
- USA Today
Authorities search for US tourist who went missing in Puerto Rican rain forest: Reports
Hear this story Search and rescue teams in Puerto Rico are searching for an American tourist who was reported missing in the tropical rainforest of El Yunque, according to multiple reports. The Associated Press reported Monday that Abdur Rahman, 64, was hiking with a group when he became separated from them on Sunday. Puerto Rico's emergency and disaster agency said on social media Monday it is continuing to search for "a person reported as lost yesterday in El Yunque," and that groups are searching the Rio Grande and Naguabo areas, in addition to utilizing drones in the search. The search party is comprised of about 30 people divided into four groups, according to reporting from El Vocero, a newspaper based in San Juan. El Vocero reported Monday that several of Rahman's relatives, who entered the El Yunque grounds attempting to locate Rahman, are safe. The news outlet also reported that Rahman's relatives told police he is diabetic and has a heart condition. Search underway:Boat capsizes near NYC; missing person ID'd What is El Yunque? According to the U.S. Forest Service, which is responsible for overseeing El Yunque, the forest is located in Puerto Rico's northeast region and is a popular tourist destination. The agency says that while the forest is one of the smallest in size, at 29,000 acres, it is also one of the most biologically diverse. Gabe Hauari is a national trending news reporter at USA TODAY. You can follow him on X @GabeHauari or email him at Gdhauari@
