COP GOES ON SUICIDAL RAMPAGE
As reported this morning by El Nuevo Dia, a 26 year old police officer
shot two fellow officers inside a house in the Santa Rosa neighborhood
of Bayamon early this morning, and then shot himself to death. According
to police, the as of yet unidentified officer had an argument with an ex-
girlfriend, who is also a police officer in a different location. After the
argument, the female officer went to the house that she was sharing with
other police officers. The man followed her to the house, where their ar-
gument escalated. The officer then shot at his ex-girlfriend and another
police officer who was present, injuring but not killing them. The shooter
then immediately put the gun to his own head and shot himself. The inju-
red officers were taken to Centro Médico for treatment.
to police, the as of yet unidentified officer had an argument with an ex-
girlfriend, who is also a police officer in a different location. After the
argument, the female officer went to the house that she was sharing with
other police officers. The man followed her to the house, where their ar-
gument escalated. The officer then shot at his ex-girlfriend and another
police officer who was present, injuring but not killing them. The shooter
then immediately put the gun to his own head and shot himself. The inju-
red officers were taken to Centro Médico for treatment.
UPDATE: Heriberto González Padilla, one of the officers who was shot,
died this morning in hospital. The deceased shooter has been identified
as police officer José David Carrión Gómez.
GOVERNMENT TO PRESENT BUDGET TODAY
From Caribbean Business:
The administration of Gov. Alejandro García Padilla will present
its fiscal year 2016 budget plan Wednesday. It will total $9.8
billion and will include about $600 million in government spending
cuts, La Fortaleza Chief of Staff Víctor Suárez said Tuesday. He
added that Puerto Rico will seek to access the markets for tax-
revenue anticipation notes (TRANs) at the beginning of fiscal 2016,
or July 1, to provide the commonwealth with much-needed liquidity
to address cash flow issues during the first few months of the fis-
cal year. Suárez warned about the need to approve both the new tax
bill and the budget plan “to provide certainty to financial markets.”
Absent TRANs funds, the chief of staff said such measures as fur-
loughing public employees would be discussed, as “the budget and
the cash flow are two different things.”
RIVERA SCHATZ SEEKS SUPPORT FOR RUN
From The San Juan Daily Star:
Although it is not offi cial, former Senate President Thomas Rivera
Schatz is reaching out to New Progressive Party (NPP) mayors and
already has a jingle in support of his candidacy for governor.Sources
said Rivera Schatz, who is known as the “White Shark” for his nonon-
sense personality, already has the support of several powerful mayors
including Guaynabo Mayor Héctor O’Neill, but that information could
not be confirmed. The former Senate leader spent the weekend on a jeep
caravan around parts of the island to promote his candidacy.
P&G PLANT LEAVES PR FOR N. CAROLINA
From ABC News:
Procter & Gamble Co. says it is closing a manufacturing plant in Puerto
Rico and laying off some 230 employees. A company statement Friday
says the plant in the southern town of Cayey will close in the next nine
to 12 months. Officials said the company will move operations to a plant
in North Carolina as part of an overall restructuring.
NEW OLIVE GARDEN OPENS JUNE 15TH
From News Is My Business:
A year after the arrival of Olive Garden in Puerto Rico, Restaurant
Operators Inc. announced Monday the company will open its second
restaurant on the island, in Guaynabo’s San Patricio Plaza sector,
June 15th.
