Union leader in Culiacán assassinated; bodyguard among casualties

On April 30, in Sinaloa, Homar Salas Gastelum, head of the Sindicato de Trabajadores al Servicio del Ayuntamiento de Culiacán (STASAC), was shot dead at his home in Brisas del Humaya as he left his residence. The incident occurred in the state capital of Sinaloa and involved lethal gunfire aimed at Salas.

The attack also left Salas’s bodyguard dead, according to the reports. The event followed Salas’s election as union leader just four days earlier, providing a context of recent leadership change amid the violence.

Further details on suspects or motives were not provided in the available summaries.