What the records say
- When
- 24 Oct 1935
- Kind
- Protest
- Deaths
- 4
- Coordinates
- 18.40° N, 66.05° W
- Description
- police opened fire on supporters of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
Río Piedras massacre
Police shooting of supporters of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party
The Río Piedras massacre occurred on October 24, 1935, at the University of Puerto Rico in Río Piedras. 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.
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