Tariq Quadir Loat Wiki - Tariq Quadir Loat Biography
Tariq Quadir Loat is a tourist from Delaware was killed in Puerto Rico over the weekend after allegedly buying drugs in a coastal shantytown, authorities said.
Tariq Quadir Loat Age
Tariq Quadir Loat was 24 years old.
Suspect
No arrests have been made and police have not identified the suspects.
The last tourist death in Puerto Rico occurred in February 2020 when a 39-year-old man from Denver was thrown from an SUV and run over in San Juan, police have said.
Cause of Death
The burned corpse found in Puerto Rico on Sunday has been identified as 24-year-old Wilmington resident Tariq, police said.
The Institute of Forensic Sciences identified the body Tuesday afternoon and determined that Loat died of a gunshot wound before being burned, according to Dr. María Conte Miller, director of the agency.
"It was possible to establish through the analysis and comparison of fingerprints that the body found in the municipality of Vega Baja corresponds to Tariq Quadir Loat," Conte Miller said. "In this way, the Institute of Forensic Sciences was able to carry out a legal and scientific identification in this case."
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The body also had similar tattoos and height to Loat, police said.
Loat was first reported missing by his pregnant girlfriend Saturday night after a violent confrontation in the La Perla neighborhood in Old San Juan, according to police.
Loat and a friend, James Jackson, were traveling in a bus when they decided to get off and take pictures. They were confronted by a crowd of people who told them not to take photos because it could attract police, according to reporting from Primera Hora, a daily newspaper.
After a heated exchange, Loat and Jackson were beaten. Jackson escaped and fled to a local business, La Vergüenza, where he asked for help, according to the article. Jackson lost sight of Loat when he reached the business.
Relatives of Loat were in Puerto Rico on Monday to see if the body found that day was that of their loved one, police said.
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