A trip to Puerto Rico turned deadly for a 25-year-old Queens man who had traveled along with his girlfriend to attend a Bad Bunny live performance.

Authorities say Kevin Mares was fatally shot Saturday night time in La Perla, a waterfront neighborhood adjoining to Old San Juan. The New York native had posted pictures of palm timber and swimming swimming pools simply hours earlier than the capturing, capturing what was meant to be a celebratory getaway.

Mares’ longtime associate, Angy Nicole Arguello, shared emotional tributes on social media within the days following his dying. “I love you, my angel,” she wrote alongside a photograph of the couple.

In one other publish, she pleaded, “My love, I miss you so much. Why, God, did you take him from me?”

According to a GoFundMe organized by family and associates, Mares had been planning to suggest to Arguello this fall after six years collectively. The fundraiser goals to cowl the price of transporting his physique again to New York for burial.

Police imagine Mares was an harmless bystander when a dispute at a nightlife spot in La Perla escalated into gunfire. Investigators say he was struck twice — within the stomach and the aspect — and transported to a neighborhood hospital, the place he later died. Two different folks, each residents of Puerto Rico, had been additionally wounded and stay hospitalized.

Mares had traveled with Arguello and a good friend to attend one of many reveals in Bad Bunny’s 30-date residency, which has drawn 1000’s of followers from throughout the mainland United States.

Loved ones describe Mares as a loyal son and good friend whose kindness and vitality impressed these round him. “Family was at the center of everything he did,” the GoFundMe assertion reads. “His sudden passing has left an unfillable void in our lives.”

Puerto Rican authorities say the investigation stays energetic and the suspected shooter has not been recognized or arrested.

For Mares’ household, the journey was speculated to mark the beginning of a brand new chapter. Instead, they’re left mourning a life minimize brief and a proposal that can by no means occur.