The girlfriend of a US tourist shot dead while in Puerto Rico for a Bad Bunny concert is mourning the loss of her fiancé-to-be in a series of heart-wrenching posts — just hours after she shared happy snaps from their night out.
Angy Nicole Arguello, the longtime girlfriend of 25-year-old Kevin Mares, wrote “I love you, my angel” with a broken heart emoji in an Instagram story alongside a photo of the young couple after Mares’ untimely death in La Perla on Sunday.
“My love, I love you. I miss you so much. Why, God, did you take him away from me?” she said in a follow-up pic of Mares smiling.
Mares was planning to propose to Arguello in the fall, according to a GoFundMe created to help cover the expenses to bring his body back home to New York City.
The couple, both from Queens, had been together for six years, the fundraiser said.
Just hours before the tragedy hit, Arguello and Mares each posted carefree snapshots of palm trees, resort pools and clinking glasses with pals during their Puerto Rico vacation.
Mares was shot twice while hanging out at a popular nightspot in La Perla, a shantytown on the outskirts of Old San Juan, officials said.
He is believed to have been an innocent bystander when two people nearby started arguing and one pulled out a gun.
He was shot in the abdomen and side, according to NBC 6 South Florida, and was rushed to a hospital but died.
At least two others, both La Perla locals, were shot and remain hospitalized.
Mares was in Puerto Rico with his girlfriend and a friend to see the popular local rapper perform in a 30-show residency that’s drawn thousands of US tourists to the Caribbean island and US territory.
Loved ones described the 25-year-old as “a deeply loved son, devoted friend, and a source of inspiration to everyone who knew him” in a GoFundMe page created to help cover the expenses to bring his body back home.
“His wholehearted kindness, adventurous spirit, and unwavering commitment to family made him a pillar of strength for his loved ones,” the fundraising page read, adding that Mares was planning to propose to his girlfriend of six years in the fall.
“Family was at the center of everything he did, and his sudden passing has left an unfillable void in our lives,” loved ones wrote on the page.
The shooter remains at large, local police told NBC 6.
“We have very little information,” said San Juan detective Sgt. Arnaldo Ruiz.
La Perla has been dogged by a reputation for crime and violence for decades.
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