Police in Puerto Rico have arrested a suspect who they are saying fired the deadly gunshot that killed a vacationer from Queens who traveled to the island along with his girlfriend and pals for a Dangerous Bunny live performance, authorities stated.
Kalel Jorell Martínez Bristol, 38, was arrested and arraigned on Friday, in response to an announcement from Puerto Rico’s Justice Division. He faces first-degree homicide costs for allegedly taking pictures 25-year-old Kevin Mares, an harmless bystander who occurred to be standing close by some individuals Martínez Bristol began arguing with at a nightclub in La Perla.
The tragic incident occurred on Aug. 10 round 4 a.m.
Aug. 11, 2025: ‘Please be secure’
New York Day by day Information
The Day by day Information’ entrance web page for Aug. 11, 2025: Kevin Mares of Queens was out with girlfriend Angy Arguello (collectively, r.) after a Dangerous Bunny live performance in San Juan on Saturday night time, when she determined to return to their lodge and he made the fateful selection to remain out with pals. Mares was killed by a stray bullet later in a bar.
Arguello stated she had no concept; she started crying after listening to of his plans.
“I was waiting for him,” she stated by means of tears. “Of course I would have [said yes].”
Mares labored as a veterinary technician on Lengthy Island whereas learning to turn out to be a veterinarian and was an enormous Dangerous Bunny fan, having already seen the Latin lure and reggaeton star a number of occasions.
Arguello advised Mares, “Please, be safe,” once they parted after he requested her permission to remain out with pals after Arguello had gotten drained early, she stated.
Mares’ household began a GoFundMe to assist cowl the prices to fly his physique house to East Elmhurst.
Two further individuals, a brother and a sister who dwell in La Perla, had been wounded within the taking pictures however survived.
For many years, La Perla was generally known as a very harmful neighborhood, and even police reportedly averted it. Nevertheless, a federal raid in 2011 led to dozens of arrests and the conviction of a local people chief.
The neighborhood turned a well-liked vacationer vacation spot after being featured in a music video for the tune “Despacito,” by Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi and frequent Dangerous Bunny collaborator Daddy Yankee.
Martínez Bristol, who has a felony document, is being held by authorities on an $800,000 bond. He’s due again in court docket in San Juan on Aug. 28.
Initially Revealed: August 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM EDT
