Juchitán de Zaragoza violence leaves three dead and four injured

A series of violent attacks in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, on October 19 left three people dead and four injured.

In the Tomás Aquino neighborhood, heavily armed individuals opened fire on 12 de Octubre Street near a primary school and CONALEP 243. The shooting resulted in the deaths of Brayan O. G., approximately 25, and Ronaldo M., between 20 and 25, who died after being transported to the Hospital General Dr. Macedonio Benítez Fuentes. A third young man, Juan M., remains in critical condition. A two-year-old child, Tadeo M. C., was injured in the mouth after falling to the ground during the gunfire.

Earlier that afternoon, a 20-year-old mototaxista, Porfirio J. C., was executed by armed individuals on a motorcycle on Rubén Jaramillo Street.

During the investigation of the nighttime shooting, Mexican Army personnel disarmed an individual who was accompanying a victim's family member. Authorities recovered AK-47 and 9mm shell casings at the scene. No arrests have been reported in connection with these incidents.