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DuPont Chemist Murdered in Puerto Rico Vacation Attack

1/31/2026

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Omar Padilla Vélez, a 33-year-old DuPont chemist, was murdered in Puerto Rico during a vacation with his fiancée, Kelly Crispin.
Masked gunmen armed with AR-15s attacked the couple as they drove back to his family’s home on January 3.
Vélez was shot in the head and died days later, with Kelly Crispin recounting his final words expressing love before he fell unconscious, while police have not arrested anyone.

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Story summary

Omar Padilla Vélez, a 33-year-old DuPont chemist, was murdered in Puerto Rico during a vacation with his fiancée, Kelly Crispin.
Masked gunmen armed with AR-15s attacked the couple as they drove back to his family’s home on January 3.
Vélez was shot in the head and died days later, with Kelly Crispin recounting his final words expressing love before he fell unconscious, while police have not arrested anyone.