A 37 -year -old man with a criminal record went to the police on Friday and was charged In the recent murder of a tourist of the American continent who had avoided Porto Rico for the residence of Bad Bunny.
Kalel Jorell Martínez Bristol faces accusations including a first degree murder, according to a statement from the Porto Rico Ministry of Justice.
The police said that the 25 -year -old victim, Kevin Mares of New York, was an innocent spectator when he was struck by a ball early on Sunday when he was in a nightclub with friends from the Perla seaside community.
Sandra Mares
The authorities accused Martínez Bristol of having released a gun and shooting it while arguing with people near Mares. Two people, a brother and a sister who live at La Perla, were injured.
Defense lawyer Pedro Rivera told journalists that he was “very surprised” that the authorities had not tabled attempts to murder, saying that doubt about the case.
Martínez Bristol is held on a deposit of $ 800,000.
The Perla community is located on the outskirts of Old San Juan and was once the largest distribution point in Puerto Rico for heroin. He became popular with tourists after Puerto Rican singers Luis Fonsi and Papa Yankee presented the community in their “Despacito” tube.
But isolated violence persists.
In February 2023, Three tourists were stabbed After the police said that a person told them to stop filming inside the community.
Then, in April 2024, a 24 -year -old tourist in Delaware was killed and his body took fire after the police said that he and a friend had been attacked following a drug purchase. Police said the victims were trying to take pictures of the Perla after being warned not to do it.