List of massacres in Puerto Rico
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The following list is a list of massacres that have occurred in Puerto Rico:
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Río Piedras massacre | 1935-10-24 | Río Piedras | 5 | Puerto Rico Police officers confronted and opened fire on supporters of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party. Four Nationalist Party members were killed, and one police officer was wounded during the shooting[1] |
| Ponce massacre | 1937-03-21 | Ponce | 21 | [2] |
| Utuado uprising | 1950-10-30 | Utuado | 10 | |
| Dupont Plaza Hotel arson | 1986-12-31 | San Juan | 98 | [3] |
| Cayey Massacre | 1994-03-13 | Cayey | 4 | [4] |
| Sabana Seca massacre | 2009-10-17 | Sabana Seca | 8 | [5] |
| 2019 Río Piedras shooting | 2019-10-14 | Río Piedras | 6 | [6] |
| Mayagüez massacre | 2020-10-15 | Mayagüez | 3 | [7][8] |
| Caldo de Oso Massacre[9][10] | 2021-10-24[11] | Naranjito | 3 | [12][13] |
| Cidra massacre | 2021-12-07 | Cidra | 5 | [14][15] |
| 2023 Carolina, Puerto Rico, massacre | 2023-06-25 | Carolina | 5 | [16] |
