2009 Sabana Seca massacre
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The 2009 Sabana Seca massacre, also referred to as La Masacre de La Tómbola, was an incident that occurred on October 17, 2009, in Puerto Rico related to drug trafficking. Eight people were killed by gunmen in a car, who shot randomly in a bar in the Sabana Seca barrio of Toa Baja, 15 miles from San Juan. Twenty people, some related to two different bands between drug dealers, were wounded in the shooting.[1] The two gunmen, Alexis Candelario Santana, 42, and David Oquendo Rivas, were convicted by a federal jury on March 8, 2013, and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.[2]
On October 17, 2009, at approximately 11:50 pm, Alexis Candelario Santana and David Oquendo-Rivas arrived at the grand opening of the La Tómbola pub. Armed with several types of semi-automatic pistols and semi-automatic sporting rifles including .9mm semi-automatic pistols, 40 caliber semi-automatic pistols, 45 caliber semi-automatic pistols, AK-47 and AR-15 type rifles, the pair opened fire on the patrons congregating outside of the pub.[2] They soon entered the building and continued to fire rounds throughout the establishment.[2] Among those deceased included six men (three of which were Candelario-Santana's godson, Rondón-Feliciano's stepson and Candelario-Santana's cousin) one pregnant woman, and her unborn child.[3] Another 19 pub patrons were injured and taken to Rio Piedras Medical Center where three of those injured underwent surgery for their wounds.[3]