One Person Dead, Four People Injured After Puerto Rico Nightclub Shooting Today

John McCarthyPosted oninAt VIFreep, Breaking News, Crime News, Police News, Puerto Rico News

SAN JUAN — Police in Puerto Rico say one person has died and four others were injured following a shooting at a nightclub in the U.S. commonwealth.

Authorities said in a statement that the shooting occurred early today at a club called Like in the capital of San Juan.

The club was hosting a special event because today is a Columbus Day holiday in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

No one has been arrested. Police said they are investigating what prompted the shooting.

John McCarthy

John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.