US embassy in Honduras warns citizens of shooting threats

Police officers operate outside the government's civic centre after the U.S. Embassy in Honduras warned its citizens to avoid several areas of the capital due to reports of potential mass shooting threats, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras May 6, 2025. REUTERS/Leonel Estrada

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - The U.S. Embassy in Honduras warned U.S. citizens to avoid several locations in the capital due to information it received of threatened mass shootings on Tuesday and on May 16.

In a short statement, the embassy said the three target locations mentioned in the threat were a school, a civic center and an unnamed mall in Tegucigalpa.