Three tourists were stabbed early morning today, at the intersection of San Sebastián and Mercado streets, in Old San Juan, in the La Perla neighborhood.

According to the Police, the complainant, identified as Carlos Sánchez and a resident of the state of South Carolina, alleged that he “took a video of a hamburger cart, located in La Perla. Subsequently, he was approached by an individual, whom he described as “long-haired, white-skinned and thick”, who warned him not to take videos.

“After a new warning, he attacked one of the victims, Wallace Alonso, in the upper right part of the forehead,” added the police.

Meanwhile, when they tried to leave La Perla, they realized that they were being followed and when they were going up the stairs on Calle Norzagaray, “an individual, armed with a knife, wounded the complainant in the left forearm near the wrist and then wounded Jackson Brandon, 38, six times, also hitting him in the left chest, upper left abdomen, left arm, and back.”

The injured tourists were transported to a hospital in the area. However, Alonso refused to receive medical assistance.

Personnel from the Technical Services and Aggression Division mobilized to the scene and the San Juan Criminal Investigation Corps will continue with the investigation of this incident.