Father of Kevin Mares, NYC man shot dead in Puerto Rico, breaks silence: ‘We’re still in pain’

The grieving dad of US tourist Kevin Mares — the New Yorker who was shot dead while on a trip to Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert — spoke out on Monday for the first time since the tragic incident.

“It’s very hard,” a heartbroken Hector Mares told The Post. “Yesterday was a hard day. We’re still in pain. He was a beautiful person.”

Kevin Mares, 25, on Sunday was partying at a bar in La Perla, a shantytown on the outskirts of Old San Juan when shots rang out during a dispute — with the Queens resident and other bystanders hit by the bullets.

He was rushed to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead…

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