Authorities identify man found murdered in Puerto Rican motel

Puerto Rican authorities have identified the man who was found stabbed to death inside a Ponce motel on Wednesday afternoon.

Officials said Fernando López de Victoria, 35, of Hato Rey, suffered nearly two dozen stab wounds inside Motel Las Colinas in Ponce either late Tuesday, Dec. 15, or Wednesday, Dec. 16. Motel employees said López de Victoria, who worked for Puerto Rico's Department of Housing, checked-in with another man on Tuesday afternoon. The man with whom he arrived at the motel left around 1:30 p.m. the following day.

Meanwhile, Vocero reported Puerto Rican police took a 50-year-old man who is addicted to drugs into custody yesterday afternoon in connection with the murder. The newspaper reported the suspect was seen with López de Victoria on a variety of occasions.