The Federal Bureau of Investigation has confirmed to Fox News Digital the agency is assisting in the investigation into the killing of Tyler Wilkin as local authorities reportedly have a person of interest in the case.
The 35-year-old Ohio native was reportedly found shot "execution-style" with a gunshot wound to the back of his head while on a camping trip on Playa La Selva in Luquillo, Puerto Rico.
His body was found on July 10. Local outlet El Nuevo Dia unsolved violent crime, according to Jamie Copenhaver, a former sheriff's investigator and private investigator. He has investigated cases in Puerto Rico in his capacity as a law enforcement officer and as a PI.
Wilkin reportedly sent text messages to his friends concerned about a "howling" noise and what sounded like "fireworks" outside his tent, FOX 19 homicide case.
"Unlike many police departments in the mainland U.S., agencies there are often overwhelmed by the number of violent crimes they're investigating. They're doing their best, but it's a tremendous workload," Copenhaver said.
Copenhaver said Wilkin's loved ones' decision to hire a private investigator just makes sense.
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Puerto Rico Police Bureau.