The National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs (NCAVP) has learned of the death of a gay man, Milton Medina Morales on February 3, 2013 just outside of Mayagüez, Pueto Rico. El Nuevo Día and the Washington Blade are reporting that Soto Vélez has confessed to Morales' killing. Media sources state that Morales was attacked with a machete and that his body was found partially burned. Given the alarming trend of targeted homicides of LGBTQ people in Puerto Rico, NCAVP is very concerned about violence against LGBTQ people in Puerto Rico.

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