The first elements of the investigation speak of gunmen riding in a car who opened fire on patrons of the bar, killing five men and four women, according to a statement from the municipality of Apaceo el Alto.
Nine people died last Wednesday night in a bar in the state of Guanajuato, in central Mexico – which has been hit harder than any other by the wave of violence sweeping the country, while being an important industrial, cultural and tourist center – they announced Thursday the local authorities.
As has happened repeatedly in recent months, the attack, which also injured two women who are in a stable condition in hospital, targeted a bar overnight at 21:00 (local time; 05:00 yesterday Thursday Greek time), in Apaceo el Alto.
The first elements of the investigation speak of gunmen riding in a car who opened fire on patrons of the bar, killing five men and four women, according to a statement from the municipality of Apaceo el Alto.
Local authorities invited any eyewitnesses to testify, guaranteeing absolute anonymity.
Attacks of this nature all too often go unpunished.
In mid-October, twelve people were killed and three others were wounded by the bullets of unknown people who attacked a bar in Irapuato, also in Guanajuato.
An industrial state, where, for example, a factory of the Japanese car manufacturer Mazda is located, Guanajuato has turned into a theater of conflict between two gangs that mainly traffic in drugs, the New Generation cartel of Jalisco and the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel.
Wednesday’s attack is believed to have been carried out, according to Mexican media reports, in retaliation for the arrest on Tuesday of one of the leaders of the Santa Rosa de Lima cartel, Juan Rodolfo Jepes.
Between January and August, 2,115 murders were committed in Guanajuato (population 6 million), according to official data.
Despite the wave of violence, Guanajuato and especially its capital of the same name, a magnificent city from the colonial period, remain a magnet for tourists in Mexico. The country’s biggest theater festival, Cervantino, was held there in October.
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