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Jesús Fuentes Mejía was killed by armed gunmen in the La Cultura neighborhood of Yoro on Saturday night; police prevented his family from removing the body until forensic procedures were completed.

Yulissa Mejía, 24, was shot and killed on September 18 when armed men burst into a billiards establishment in the Baracoa sector of Cortés and opened fire; police are investigating the motive and seeking suspects.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Two brothers, Osman Naín Jiménez Munguía, 26, and Darwin Javier Padilla Jiménez, were shot and killed by armed gunmen in the Lomas de Buenos Aires neighborhood of La Ceiba on Tuesday night; authorities are investigating the incident.

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.

Yaritza Murillo, 20, and Katerin Oliva, 19, were shot dead and three men were wounded in an armed attack at a home in El Porvenir, Atlántida; the motive remains unclear and no arrests have been reported.

A man and his young daughter were shot dead in their home in Nueva Granada, a border community in Santa Bárbara department, while the mother was wounded and hospitalized; authorities were investigating possible personal disputes as a motive.

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.

Fernando Josué Fiallos Rivera, 39, a store owner in Siguatepeque, Comayagua, was killed in a shooting last night when armed attackers posing as customers opened fire inside his shop; no arrests have been reported.