Congresswoman Fernanda Sandres Shot on Community Aid Trip

Published on Honduras Daily · Oct 19, 2026 · Originally reported October 19, 2026 by Once Noticias

National Party congresswoman Fernanda Sandres was wounded by gunfire while traveling to a community in Santa Bárbara to deliver aid; she was treated for a superficial injury and is out of danger.

An auto-translated English version isn’t available for Once Noticias, so this opens the original in Spanish. Honduras Daily curates and summarizes; the reporting is theirs.

Also reported by: Radio América Honduras

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