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Puerto Rico Past 100 Killings for This Year
EFL:Four people were killed in separate shootings in Puerto Rico, pushing the number of deaths past the 100 mark for this year in the U.S. territory, police said Wednesday. Since Jan. 1, there have been 104 homicides in Puerto Rico, an increase of 19, compared with the same period last year, police said. There were 780 killings in 2003, compared with 781 in 2002. Police say most of the violence on the island of 4 million people is drug-related. Police make arrests in fewer than half the cases, blaming poor cooperation by residents who feel either compelled to protect their neighbors or afraid to incriminate them. No wonder we have so many soldiers enlisting from PR, youâre safer in Iraq than on the streets of San Juan. Posted by: Steve 2004-02-11 |
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