SAA event in Francisco Morazan, Tegucigalpa area, Honduras on Tue 23rd December 2025

Around 23 December 2025 (between 22 - 24 December), in Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, an unidentified individual was killed and their body was found on 24 December inside a car wash in the Villa Nueva neighborhood, on the eastern exit of the city. The victim had been abducted earlier and was later found dead in a drainage ditch inside a metal recycling facility that also operates as a car wash and hardware store. The body showed signs of torture and execution-style violence, with two gunshot wounds, one to the head and one to the torso. According to relatives and preliminary reports, the victim had been missing since the night of 22 December 2025. Police from the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DPI) secured the scene and opened an investigation. The killing is suspected to be linked to gang activity. The motive is unknown. 1 fatality.