Armed Robbery

A young man was shot in the head and critically wounded after refusing to surrender his phone during an armed robbery near the National Engineers Coliseum in Tegucigalpa as he walked to a concert with friends.

A young man identified as Luis was killed and Josué Isaac Perdomo Molina, 19, was wounded when armed robbers opened fire on them during a motorcycle theft in Villanueva, Cortés early on September 2; both were heading to an industrial park to seek work.

A San Pedro Sula court sentenced Héctor Danilo Gonzáles Lemus to four years in prison after he admitted to robbing a vehicle using violence or intimidation against two victims.

National Police arrested two Nicaraguan men in Comayagua on suspicion of using force and intimidation to rob multiple victims, following complaints from residents.

Police arrested Jesús Daniel Tróchez (alias "El Diablo") and Carlos Eduardo Zaldívar (alias "El Texas") in connection with the August 10 killing of Roberto Chavarría during an armed robbery at a supermarket in Olanchito, Yoro; Tróchez has prior criminal arrests.

An armed robbery attempt at a market in Olanchito, Yoro, on Monday left a man dead and the store owner seriously wounded after an exchange of gunfire; police are investigating.

Police arrested Carlos Roberto Cruz Velásquez, 49, on an outstanding warrant for the November 2021 death of Cruz Alexander Soto Elvir, whom authorities say he shot while working as a security guard at a pharmacy after the victim allegedly robbed a nearby branch.