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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.

Police arrested Jesús Daniel Tróchez (alias "El Diablo") and Carlos Eduardo Zaldívar (alias "El Texas") in connection with the August 10 killing of Roberto Chavarría during an armed robbery at a supermarket in Olanchito, Yoro; Tróchez has prior criminal arrests.

Daniel Ramos, 15, from the hamlet of Locomapa, was identified as the boy whose body was found in Subirana, Yoro on Saturday; authorities are investigating the circumstances of his death.

Four people were shot and killed in the colonia 15 de Septiembre neighborhood of Olanchito on Tuesday night when four armed gunmen on two motorcycles opened fire without warning; three of the victims were from the same family.

Harold Ulloa Ramos, 17, was kidnapped by two men on motorcycles near Santa Rita, Yoro, on August 3 and found decapitated the following morning, with his head left on a roadside and his body discovered separately.

A man identified as Samuel Mejía was killed by at least nine gunshot wounds in El Sauzal, Yoro on Wednesday afternoon; police and forensic authorities arrived to investigate.

A man was killed by attackers on a motorcycle at a soccer field in Olanchito, Yoro, and was taken to a local hospital where he died; authorities have not released his identity.

Byron Cárcamo was killed in an armed attack on his motorcycle in the 24 de Mayo neighborhood of Olanchito on Friday afternoon; authorities are investigating the motive and identity of the attackers.

Three men were killed in El Negrito, Yoro, early on July 2; police are investigating possible links to cattle rustling complaints in the area in recent weeks.