Armed attacks reported in El Paraíso and Mazatlán

In El Paraíso, Honduras, a local business owner, Jeffry Mendoza, was critically wounded during an armed assault. The attack occurred in the Montecristo neighborhood when heavily armed individuals opened fire on Mendoza’s vehicle as he was driving. Mendoza was transported to the Gabriela Alvarado Hospital, where he underwent surgery for multiple gunshot wounds; his condition remains reserved.

In Mazatlán, Mexico, armed men targeted a residence in the Francisco Villa neighborhood. The assailants fired upon the home’s facade and a reinforced door. While emergency services and authorities responded to reports of gunfire and a potential injured person, no occupants emerged from the residence. Investigators recovered short firearm casings at the scene.