Queens Man Dies in Puerto Rico Shooting

Courtesy Mares Family

MOHAMED FARGHALY

mfarghaly@queensledger.com

A Queens man visiting Puerto Rico to attend a Bad Bunny concert was fatally shot early Sunday at a nightclub in San Juan’s La Perla neighborhood, authorities said.

Kevin Mares, 25, of East Elmhurst, was an innocent bystander when a fight broke out between two men at Refugio de Hombres Maltratados just before 4:15 a.m., police said. One of the men pulled out a gun and opened fire, striking Mares in the left side of his abdomen, according to local Puerto Rican authorities.

Mares was rushed to Puerto Rico’s largest public hospital, where he died. Two other men from the area were also shot and remained hospitalized, Ruiz said. The suspected shooter has not been identified, and the in

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