Police in Puerto Rico report 3 teenage boys are found shot to death on basketball court

Puerto Rico police investigate killings of 3 teens

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Puerto Rico say three teenage boys have been found shot to death on a basketball court in a northern coastal town near the U.S. territory’s capital.

Spokeswoman Maria del Pilar Bon says the boys have not been identified but appear to range in age from 15 to 16.

Del Pilar says the boys were slain Wednesday afternoon in Loiza. The town lies just east of San Juan.

Police say 660 homicides have been reported this year in Puerto Rico, 56 more than in the same period last year.