Crime

A man identified as Francisco Georch Cruz was shot by armed gunmen on a motorcycle in the Valle de Sula neighborhood of San Pedro Sula and was hospitalized in critical condition; police are searching for the attackers.

A man was shot multiple times by occupants of a passing vehicle in Cane, La Paz; police investigated but the victim remained unidentified.

Orlin Francisco Turcios Guillén, 32, a livestock merchant in Gualaco, Olancho, was shot and killed on Thursday while heading to his ranch; authorities have not disclosed a motive or identified suspects.

Authorities recovered the remains of an unidentified man from a water well in La Ceiba, Atlántida, in an advanced state of decomposition; police and forensic teams are investigating to identify the victim and determine the circumstances.