Two People Injured in Shooting in The Villa Nueva Neighborhood of Tegucigalpa
The injured were rushed to the School Hospital.
The shooting in the Villanueva neighborhood is just one of the many episodes of violence that have plagued Honduras in recent years. – Photo: Courtesy
A strong shooting on Saturday in the Villa Nueva neighborhood in the capital of Honduras left at least two people injured.
The incident, which occurred in the afternoon, mobilized the authorities and emergency teams, who quickly transferred the affected people to the Escuela Hospital to receive medical attention.
Details of the shooting
The identity of the victims and their health status have not yet been revealed.
Authorities are at the scene, gathering evidence and testimonies to clarify the circumstances that led to this violent episode.
Meanwhile, the Escuela Hospital confirmed that two people were admitted to the emergency room due to injuries sustained in the shooting, but so far there has been no information on their health status.
Health and police authorities are expected to provide more details on the situation in the coming hours.
Increase in violence in Honduras
According to data provided by the National Observatory of Violence of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (ONV-UNAH), at least seven multiple homicides, also known as massacres, have been recorded so far in 2025, leaving 25 fatalities.
Migdonia Ayestas, director of ONV-UNAH, warned about the significant increase in these incidents compared to the same period last year.
In an interview with national media, Ayestas pointed out that in the first two months of 2025 the number of victims of massacres that occurred in the same period of 2024 has already been exceeded.
“This is serious, precisely because, if we compare it with the two months of January and February of last year, in that period there were five crime scenes with 12 victims,” said the director, who also added that this year there have already been 13 more victims than the previous year in the same period.
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Massacres in 2025: an alarming panorama
Massacres in Honduras have been one of the main security concerns in the country.
In 2025, the first multiple homicide occurred on January 20 in the village of Nuevo Mateo, in the department of Francisco Morazán, where three young people were murdered.
Shortly after, on January 30, four people were shot dead in Trujillo, Colón.
The month of February also witnessed violence , with a triple murder on February 5 in Ocotepeque and another on February 8 in Juticalpa, Olancho.
On February 14, in Catacamas, Olancho, four men were executed in a cantina.
The most recent multiple homicide occurred on February 27, when three people were killed in circumstances still under investigation by the relevant authorities.
