12 Killed in Fake Police Raid on Tegucigalpa Billiard Hall

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 8, 2026 · Originally reported July 7, 2026 by TuNota (Canal 5 / TSI)

On March 6, 2016, five armed men dressed as police officers walked into a billiard hall in Tegucigalpa's Primero de Diciembre neighborhood and opened fire with AK-47s, killing 12 people and wounding three in one of Honduras's deadliest massacres.

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