Man critically injured with machete while eating lunch in Cabo Rojo

A man was critically injured with a machete while eating lunch at a business in Cabo Rojo on September 1, 2026.

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The Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) of Mayagüez is investigating an assault with a machete reported at noon on September 1, 2026, in the Boquerón neighborhood of Cabo Rojo. ^[1] A man was stabbed at a business called El Pirata located on Cofresi Street in Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, on Tuesday. ^[2] An unidentified man attacked a victim who was eating lunch at the location, inflicting three wounds to different parts of his body with a machete. ^[3] Police were alerted at 12:15 p.m. via the 9-1-1 emergency system about a man with white weapon wounds at a business named El Pirata. ^[4] The injured man was transferred to the Mayagüez Medical Center where his condition is reported as critical. ^[5] The suspect inflicted three puncture wounds on the victim. ^[6] The victim was transported by Emergency Medical Services to the Hospital Centro Médico in Mayagüez in critical condition. ^[7] The Division of Homicides of the Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC) of Mayagüez is investigating the incident. ^[8]

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The Criminal Investigations Corps (CIC) of Mayagüez is investigating an assault with a machete reported at noon on September 1, 2026, in the Boquerón neighborhood of Cabo Rojo. ·

Primera HoraPuerto Rico

A man was stabbed at a business called El Pirata located on Cofresi Street in Boquerón, Cabo Rojo, on Tuesday. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

An unidentified man attacked a victim who was eating lunch at the location, inflicting three wounds to different parts of his body with a machete. ·

Primera HoraPuerto Rico

Police were alerted at 12:15 p.m. via the 9-1-1 emergency system about a man with white weapon wounds at a business named El Pirata. ·

Primera HoraPuerto Rico

The injured man was transferred to the Mayagüez Medical Center where his condition is reported as critical. ·

Primera HoraPuerto Rico

The suspect inflicted three puncture wounds on the victim. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

The victim was transported by Emergency Medical Services to the Hospital Centro Médico in Mayagüez in critical condition. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

The Division of Homicides of the Criminal Investigation Corps (CIC) of Mayagüez is investigating the incident. · Telemundo Puerto RicoPuerto Rico

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