By Catracha Hondurena on March 29, 2012
honduras prison fire, san pedro prison fire, san pedro sula, shootout
General Honduras News, Human Interest
A mutiny of inmates this morning resulted in a shootout and fire inside the San Pedro Sula downtown prison. The Red Cross and police quickly mounted a strong safety operation on the outskirts of the facility, to treat any injured. Authorities lost control of the prison during a shoot out, and police sources say that […]
By Catracha Hondurena on January 9, 2012
cortes, crime, gangs, la lima, mara 18, san pedro sula, shootout
General Honduras News
Four alleged members of the “Mara 18” were captured, and another killed, during a shootout with the preventive police in the evening hours on Saturday. The altercation, which lasted several minutes, took place in the La Planeta neighborhood of La Lima, Puerto Cortés. The dead alleged gang member could not be identified through forensics. He […]