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A man identified as Samuel Mejía was killed by at least nine gunshot wounds in El Sauzal, Yoro on Wednesday afternoon; police and forensic authorities arrived to investigate.

National Police arrested a man accused of sexually abusing his 14-year-old cousin in El Progreso, Yoro, resulting in the child's pregnancy; a judicial warrant was issued in 2024 and the suspect now faces charges of sexual assault against a minor.

Congress approved an extension of the contract between the national prison authority and a supplier installing body scanners and X-ray equipment in Honduran prisons to strengthen security and control in the penal system.

An autopsy confirmed that businessman and rancher Rodbin Antonio Suazo, 49, died from a fall in a remote area of Comayagua, with no criminal involvement, according to police.

Elmer Natanael Ramírez, 45, was fatally attacked with a machete to the head by an acquaintance while drinking at a home in San Nicolás, Copán; a suspect was found at the scene with the weapon.

Police in Yoro arrested a doctor and a hospital orderly for allegedly releasing the body of four-year-old Ian Suárez, who died in an armed attack, to family members without following proper protocol, though colleagues contend the doctor acted correctly.

Police arrested a 16-year-old accused in the September 2025 shooting death of 66-year-old merchant Ada Díaz in La Ceiba; authorities say the killing may have resulted from mistaken identity, with the victim allegedly confused with a rival gang informant.

A man was killed by attackers on a motorcycle at a soccer field in Olanchito, Yoro, and was taken to a local hospital where he died; authorities have not released his identity.

Police arrested a man and woman on the Pan-American Highway in San Lorenzo, Valle on Friday and seized 34 packages of suspected marijuana during a roadside vehicle inspection.

Border police arrested Matthew Saul Castro, a 30-year-old American, at the Las Manos checkpoint in El Paraíso after detecting a red Interpol alert for two murder charges in the United States; he was also previously detained in Honduras in connection with a killing in Yoro.

Rossell Cardona was killed by multiple gunshot wounds on the evening of July 8 in the Las Acacias boulevard area of Catacamas, Olancho; police are investigating the motive and identity of those responsible.

Authorities added American Antony Frank Grayson to Honduras's most-wanted list in connection with the disappearance of Angie Peña, who vanished from the Bay Islands in January 2022, offering 300,000 lempiras (about $12,000) for information leading to his arrest.

Police arrested seven suspects linked to a mass killing in Rigores, Colón, in raids across three locations targeting the Los Canechos gang; one person died during a confrontation with officers in Esparta, Atlántida.

A shootout at a resort in El Pino, El Porvenir, Atlántida left two people dead—one identified as Isidro López Ruiz—and another seriously wounded; police cordoned off the scene and are investigating.

The anti-extortion and terrorist-association unit arrested an active member of Pandilla 18 who authorities say was assigned to coordinate the gang's illicit operations in the Amarateca valley area of the capital.

A pedestrian died after being struck by a pickup truck on Bulevar Fuerzas Armadas in Tegucigalpa; the driver remained at the scene and traffic authorities are investigating.

Osman Danilo Reyes, 30, a motorcycle-taxi operator, was shot and killed on a road near the village of La Montañita in San Juan, Intibucá, as police secured the crime scene.

A man identified as Ernesto Vaca was killed after being struck by a motorcycle on a main street in the Ramón Amaya neighborhood of Comayagüela, Tegucigalpa.

National Police antidrug teams seized 154 packages of alleged cocaine hidden beneath the seats of a pickup truck during a checkpoint operation in Namasigüe, Choluteca.

A woman died early Sunday when her car struck an electrical pole on the Peripheral Ring road near Tegucigalpa's Quezada neighborhood; authorities suspect excessive speed caused the crash, which left another person injured.

Residents discovered the decomposed body of an unidentified man floating at a waterfall in Zambrano on June 28; locals suspect he may have fallen accidentally, and authorities are investigating whether it matches Oscar Orlando Canales, missing since June 17.

Martín Adonis Grandes Velásquez, a 29-year-old barber, was shot and killed in the Sandoval Sorto neighborhood of San Pedro Sula; authorities are investigating the motive.

Two people died and others were injured in a serious traffic accident in Marcovia, Choluteca, with the victims preliminarily identified as Kevin Ávila and Reyna García.

A young motorcyclist, Marlon Gerardo Antúnez Díaz, died after a traffic accident on a median of Boulevard Kuwait in Tegucigalpa.

One person died and several others were injured when a vehicle overturned in Santa Rita, Santa Bárbara department; the deceased was identified as Adán Aguilar, and the injured are receiving treatment at Santa Bárbara Integrated Hospital.

Eleven Honduran police officers will learn their sentences on June 29 for allegedly planting evidence on two Filipino nationals and robbing them during an illegal 2023 raid in Villanueva, Cortés.

National Police arrested a 42-year-old man from Guayape, Olancho, on an outstanding murder warrant, identifying him as the suspected leader of the criminal organization known as 'El Zanate,' which operates in that municipality.

A man identified as Noé Mejía Vásquez was killed by gunfire in the Segua sector of San Miguelito, Intibucá; authorities are investigating the motive.

Joaquín Alvarado Bueso, 38, was extradited to the United States on charges of first-degree rape, indecent acts against minors, and child sexual abuse involving two stepchildren.

Police removed 18 illegally installed security cameras in San Pedro Sula neighborhoods that gangs used to monitor police operations and coordinate criminal activity.