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Two men from Cayo Sierra were killed in an armed attack on a motorcycle in Zamora, Tocoa, Colón, the latest in a surge of violence that has claimed six lives in the area over two weeks.

Timoteo Castillo was found dead in his home in El Naranjo, Lepaterique, with multiple mutilations including decapitation, as police investigate the homicide with no suspects yet identified.

Unknown assailants shot and killed a man in the 13 de Julio neighborhood of Tegucigalpa during heavy rain, with the victim collapsing on nearby stairs as he fled.

Keynner Eduardo Santos Meza, a suspect with alleged gang ties, was arrested on September 26 in connection with the March 2026 murder of Darwin Sady Aguilar Centeno, a 31-year-old member of Honduras's LGBTQ+ community, based on security-camera footage.

Juan Carlos Rodríguez, known as "Piola," was shot and killed in the Guamilito neighborhood of San Pedro Sula; he died at the scene, and authorities say the circumstances and suspects remain unknown.

Gang and organized-crime conflicts rank as the second leading cause of homicides in Honduras at 13% of killings from 2014 to April 2026, with one in three violent deaths in Francisco Morazán and 26% in Cortés attributed to gang violence.

Three men accused of being members of the Devil's Cartel were arrested in connection with a mass killing in Las Cañas, Sulaco, in which five people died and a woman was shot in the shoulder; authorities plan to charge them with murder, criminal association, and terrorism.

Edwin Ramos and his son Wilder were fatally attacked during a birthday celebration in Sabá, Colón, on September 13; police are investigating the motive and searching for the suspect.

Two men killed under violent circumstances over the weekend remain unidentified at the Public Ministry morgue, one shot in El Carrizal, the other found wrapped in a bloodied sheet in Rubén Darío.

Environmental defender Juan López was killed in Tocoa, Colón, on September 14, 2024; though three alleged masterminds were arrested in May 2026, his family and human-rights groups say the investigation remains incomplete and demand identification of who ordered the murder.

A 30-year-old man was found shot dead in Choloma with a sign bearing a message about involvement with married women; authorities are investigating the motive and whether the sign is connected to the killing.

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.

Brothers Lito and Miguel Cuestas were shot dead on September 7 in Santa Rita, Copán, after recently returning from the US to start a vehicle-sales business; security footage captured the attack, and family members have publicly identified suspects.

About 15 families in Villa Nueva, a Tegucigalpa neighborhood, were evicted by gang members on September 8, with police arriving only to oversee the forced displacement; a criminologist says the incident reflects a severe deterioration in public security, with homicides through early September running nearly level with last year.

A man identified as César Ardón was shot and killed inside a barbershop in the Gracias a Dios neighborhood of Danlí, El Paraíso; authorities are investigating the motive and searching for suspects.

A suspect linked to criminal gangs that threatened residents of Villa Nueva was arrested following the displacement of multiple families from the neighborhood.

Three unidentified women were shot and killed by unknown assailants who burst into a house in the Las Acacias neighborhood of El Porvenir, Francisco Morazán, on Sunday; police are investigating.

Two men identified as Edil Álvarez and Rossel Furtado were shot and killed Saturday night at a beach-access area in Sandy Bay, Roatán; police are investigating and residents are demanding faster action to prevent more violence.

More than 300 teachers requested transfers in 2026 due to threats, extortion, and harassment, part of a nine-year pattern that has displaced over 900 educators since 2017, with Tegucigalpa and Comayagüela accounting for more than half the cases.

Nelson Aguilar González, 32, who had recently been deported from the United States, was killed in a drive-by shooting on a busy street in La Ceiba; police are investigating personal disputes as a possible motive.

A young man identified as Luis was killed and Josué Isaac Perdomo Molina, 19, was wounded when armed robbers opened fire on them during a motorcycle theft in Villanueva, Cortés early on September 2; both were heading to an industrial park to seek work.

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 National Police inspector died in a firefight with alleged members of Gang 18 in the Rivera Hernández neighborhood of San Pedro Sula; authorities reported arresting several suspects in the operation.

Jeremías López Hernández, 27, was pursued on a motorcycle and shot dead in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Juticalpa on August 29; police are investigating and have not yet determined a motive.

A woman identified as Winiker Elena Galeas Alvarado was killed by gunfire on the La Vega highway in Tegucigalpa on August 28; unknown assailants shot her multiple times and left flowers at the scene.

Two young men riding a motorcycle were shot and killed in the La Pita sector of San Luis, Santa Bárbara; authorities have not yet identified the victims or identified suspects in the attack.

Three men were killed by gunfire in different neighborhoods of Yorito on the night of August 23, sparking fear among residents who reported hearing gunshots across the municipality.

An analysis of Security Ministry data found that 349 massacres killed 1,346 Hondurans between 2018 and 2026, with northern and coastal departments—Cortés, Yoro, Atlántida, and Colón—accounting for the majority of victims, and killings stalled between 2025 and 2026 after declines in 2020 and 2024.

Wilmer Reyes, 18, and Edwin Alexander Martínez, 19, were riding a motorcycle on the CA-13 highway near La Lima when an unknown attacker opened fire on them; both were taken to Hospital Mario Catarino Rivas with gunshot wounds, and police are searching for the suspect.

Wilson Dubón, 22, was killed Friday night in Choloma when unknown gunmen opened fire to steal his motorcycle, which was not recovered at the scene.