According to the agency, at around 1:00 am a report was received that a group of kidnappers had abducted two men and a women.
Law enforcement organizations began a search and were able to find the victims.
Police officials state that around 4:00 am State Police located the three people in an area near El Moral.
Red Cross Emergency crews were called in to provide medical attention to the victims. It’s reported that the two men had been assaulted by their captors and one of them was transferred to an emergency hospital with serious injuries. The other male victim did not show vital signs when the paramedics arrived and was declared deceased minutes after the rescue attempt. The female victim was not seriously hurt.
Law enforcement officials arrested two alleged perpetrators at the scene.
An investigation has been opened into the kidnapping.