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Óscar Josué Zavala, 18, was fatally shot in the Suyapa neighborhood of Choluteca on August 31; his mother said she had warned him not to go out minutes before he was killed, and two others were also wounded in the attack.

A 55-year-old woman from El Caracol, Choluteca, was treated for first-degree burns on her thigh and left arm after her son allegedly threw hot water at her; authorities are investigating and the Public Ministry referred her for surgical evaluation.

An elderly woman in Choluteca's Manuel Valladares neighborhood filed a complaint after her 22-year-old grandson attacked her with kitchen utensils and her daughter threatened her with death at the police station; both were arrested and police said protective measures will remain in place.

A 24-year-old in Choluteca reported losing L22,000 (about $880) in remittance money intended for home-construction materials when an elderly man used a sleight-of-hand trick to swap his cash for paper at a bank exit on June 17.

An elderly woman in El Triunfo, Choluteca, filed a police report against her grandson after he allegedly threatened to kill her and set fire to her bed and belongings inside her home.