Three Americans stabbed to death in Puerto Rico earlier this week while visiting a popular tourist area have been identified as tourists from South Carolina and Georgia.
Wallace Alonso Florence, 37, Carlos Sanchez Brown, of South Carolina, 39, and Jackson Bradom Tremayne, of Georgia, 38, were stabbed to death around 4 a.m. Monday, authorities in San Juan, Puerto Rico said. . The New York Post reported.
The incident began when Brown began filming a hamburger cart in the La Perla neighborhood of San Juan made famous by the music video for Luis Fonsi’s hit song “Despacito.”
Some locals reportedly told the group to stop filming and a suspect, described as having fair skin and long white hair, allegedly assaulted Florence after the group continued filming.
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The shanty town of La Perla is seen in the Old City of San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Christopher Gregory/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The group tried to flee the scene and head for the Old San Juan neighborhood, but soon realized they were being followed.
At that moment, an unknown individual with a knife attacked and stabbed the trio, slashing Brown once in the left forearm and stabbing Tremayne six times in the chest, arm, and back.
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Dayanara Torres at La Perla in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on July 20, 2022. (Jose Devillegas/Getty Images)
Tremayne and Brown were taken to nearby hospitals, but Flores is said to have refused medical attention.
The current medical condition of the victims is unclear and it is believed that no arrests have been made.
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A man takes a selfie with his friends in the La Perla neighborhood, where the video “Despacito” was recorded in San Juan, on July 22, 2017. (Ricardo Arduengo/AFP via Getty Images)
Fox News Digital contacted the Puerto Rico police and the United States Department of Justice, but did not receive an immediate response.
