A 37-year-old man with a criminal record turned himself in to police on Friday and was charged in the recent killing of a tourist from the U.S. mainland who had flown to Puerto Rico for Bad Bunny's residency.

Kalel Jorell Martínez Bristol faces charges including first-degree murder, according to a statement from Puerto Rico's Justice Department.

Police have said the 25-year-old victim, Kevin Mares of New York, was an innocent bystander when he was struck by a bullet early Sunday while at a nightspot with friends in the seaside community of La Perla.

New York City resident Kevin Mares, 25, was struck by a stray bullet and killed while on vacation in Puerto Rico on Aug. 10, 2025. Sandra Mares

Authorities accused Martínez Bristol of pulling out a gun and firing it while arguing with

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