# Violent incidents in the Dominican Republic > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/violent-incidents-in-the-dominican-republic > Updated: 2026-08-18T19:50:25.000Z. Sources: 13. Developments: 2. Violent incidents in the Dominican Republic have resulted in several fatalities across different regions. In San Isidro, a shooting in the El Bonito sector left 19-year-old Jeury Mauricio Cruz dead and two others wounded. Authorities indicated the attack may have been motivated by personal grievances against an individual known as ‘Maikel El Malo’. In Santiago, a 16-year-old died after being caught in crossfire when unidentified individuals on a motorcycle opened fire on a residence. In a separate incident in the Yagüita del Pastor sector of Santiago, a 54-year-old man named Juan de Jesús Adames Rodríguez was killed during a dispute. While preliminary police investigations suggest the altercation involved a disagreement over cutting trees and flowers, family members proposed the conflict might have originated from a dispute involving a woman. The victim was reportedly struck with a wooden stick and wounded with a machete. Police are currently searching for the alleged perpetrator, Agripino Solís de la Rosa. ## Timeline ### 2026-08-18: Santiago man killed during dispute over garden plants A man died in Santiago, Dominican Republic, after a dispute over cutting plants escalated into a fatal confrontation involving a stick and a machete. The suspect remains at large. 5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/santiago-man-killed-during-dispute-over-garden-plants ### 2026-08-17: Dominican Republic shootings leave one dead in Santiago and two in San Isidro Violent shootings in the Dominican Republic have left one teenager dead in Santiago and one young man dead with two others wounded in San Isidro during an attempted attack on another individual. 10 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/san-isidro-shooting-leaves-one-dead-and-two-injured --- Cite as: Violent incidents in the Dominican Republic. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/violent-incidents-in-the-dominican-republic