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Honduran police are investigating a possible connection between a land sale and the killing of retired teacher Mercedes Martina Turcios in El Rosario, Comayagua, based on evidence gathered at the crime scene.

Elvia Mercedes Gómez, a nurse found dead in her San Manuel home in Cortés, is being investigated as a possible femicide, with her partner the main suspect; the death brings the toll of violent deaths of women in Honduras to at least 112 in 2026.

Nilson Alberto Lazo, 34, died Thursday afternoon in Aguas del Padre village when the Siguatepeque fire department's rescue attempt came too late after he became buried in soil.

Security Minister Gerzon Velásquez said officers of the National Police who fail mandatory vetting examinations—including polygraph and drug tests—will be removed from the force, while those passing but lacking investigative skills will be reassigned.

A judge scheduled June 9 for the ruling in the initial hearing against three former San Pedro Sula municipal officials, including the mayor's son-in-law, accused of money laundering, bribery, and fraud in a scheme that prosecutors say caused losses exceeding 45.5 million lempiras.

A dump truck that was apparently out of control plowed into vehicles and structures in the Villa Nueva neighborhood of Tegucigalpa at midday on June 1, killing nine people.

A judge scheduled a June 9 preliminary-hearing ruling on whether to send three former San Pedro Sula municipal officials — including the son-in-law of Mayor Roberto 'El Pollo' Contreras — to trial on charges of money laundering, influence peddling, and fraud tied to road contracts worth over 45.5 million lempiras (about $1.8 million) that prosecutors say were never lawfully executed.

Antonio Reyes, about 35, was shot and killed by armed assailants while riding a motorcycle in the San Juan neighborhood of Guaimaca, Francisco Morazán, with more than 12 shell casings found at the scene.