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Germán Alonzo Torres, 64, and his son Jerson Uriel Alonzo Juárez, 33, were killed in an armed attack at their home in Piedras Amarillas, Campamento; a woman was also wounded and hospitalized.

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.

Óscar Rafael Amador, a respected teacher in Guayape, Olancho, was killed in a shooting attack on Sunday; police are investigating but have not identified suspects or a motive.

National Police arrested two men in Dulce Nombre de Culmí, Olancho, on suspicion of trafficking cocaine after finding 10 and 5 small bags of white powder in their possession during a raid.

A 28-year-old man was arrested in Olancho on suspicion of sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl after her mother reported the allegations to police; the suspect is a relative of the victim's family.

A 20-year-old man was arrested in Patuca, Olancho, on a judicial warrant on suspicion of aggravated rape of his 8-year-old niece, authorities said.