School Security Guard Hacked to Death During Independence Day Rehearsal
Published on Honduras Daily · Sep 13, 2026 · Originally reported September 12, 2026 by El Heraldo
Luis Quiroz, a security guard at Instituto Gubernamental Soberanía in San Antonio de Cortés, was attacked and killed with machetes on September 11 as students rehearsed for Honduras's Independence Day celebrations, and police have opened an investigation into the motive and the attackers.
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