Charges filed in case of Puerto Rico boy killed at hotel

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The father of a 10-year-old-boy recently killed by unknown suspects at a well-known hotel in Puerto Rico has been charged with illegal possession of a machine-gun.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office identified the man as Jose Romero Bonilla. He and another man were seriously injured in the July 4th shooting at the pool of the Hotel Caribe Hilton in San Juan.

Officials said Friday that police found the weapon and a conversion device in a bag left at the hotel along with sixteen rounds of ammunition, among other things.

No one has been charged with the actual shooting that scattered tourists and locals alike.

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