SAA event in Cortes, San Pedro Sula area, Honduras on Sat 20th December 2025

On 20 December 2025, in San Pedro Sula, Cortes, unidentified armed men shot and killed a woman driving a white Toyota Prado SUV on Mackey Boulevard, near the Los Cedros residential area. Following the shooting, the victim lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a perimeter wall. Her body was found inside the car with multiple gunshot wounds, and the vehicle showed at least 25 bullet impacts. Authorities reported that a sticker labeled 'Yeti' had been placed on the rear window of the vehicle, likely used by the attackers to mark and identify the target vehicle in advance. Investigators are considering extortion as a likely motive, as the victim had received threats related to the inauguration of a commercial plaza in Santa Barbara. Authorities suspect this attack is linked to two other killings: the 22 December shooting of a DJ in the Rio de Piedras neighborhood and the 23 December killing of a man in Los Andes (coded separately). A suspected member of Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) has been arrested in connection with the case. The attack is suspected to be linked to targeted killings by a high-profile hitman cell within MS-13. 1 fatality.