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Allison Adriana Sánchez Montoya, 16, was fatally shot in the head at her home in La Trinidad, Comayagua, on Sunday night when her brother Danilo allegedly opened fire as she answered the door; she died at Hospital Santa Teresa despite medical efforts.

Génesis Acosta Morales, 20, was shot and killed outside a plaza in San Antonio de la Cuesta, San Jerónimo municipality, on the night of August 22; authorities are investigating and have not yet identified a motive or suspects.

Antony Castillo Garrido, a young resident of Comayagua, died at Hospital General Santa Teresa after gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on his home; authorities are investigating the motive and seeking the attackers.

Danilo Flores and Aracely Ramírez were killed by gunfire on Sunday afternoon in the El Cablote sector of Lajas, Comayagua; armed assailants intercepted them on an isolated road, fired multiple times, and fled.

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.

Armed assailants opened fire on an unidentified young man working as a helper on a bread-delivery truck in El Buen Pastor, El Rosario municipality, Comayagua, killing him on the spot.

Armed men with covered faces broke into a home in the Opoteca village of El Rosario, Comayagua, and shot Kevin López dead in front of his pregnant wife.

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.

Police say the shooting death of retired teacher Mercedes Martina Turcios, 62, killed Wednesday in El Rosario, Comayagua, may be connected to a dispute over land sale, with investigators reviewing surveillance footage and working with protected witnesses.