Latin America sees wave of fatal shootings and stabbings in Uruguay, Ecuador, Argentina, Mexico and Chile

A 30‑year‑old man was found dead with a knife wound on Avenida Solari in Montevideo, Uruguay, after a heated argument. In Manta, Ecuador, 28‑year‑old Eduardo Geovanny Moreira Carrera was shot dead inside his home by two men dressed as soldiers, wounding a woman as well. In Córdoba, Argentina, a 30‑year‑old male died from a knife injury during a street fight, with a 29‑year‑old suspect detained. In Tulum, Mexico, a man known as “El Gato” (Gerardo Esteban N) was executed by gunfire while driving a Ford Mustang; a similar execution occurred earlier in the same town. In Cancún, Mexico, a 25‑year‑old man was shot dead in the Machado neighborhood as attackers fled on a motorcycle. In Morelos, Mexico, a man in his mid‑40s was found dead from gunshot wounds on a rural road. In Osorno, Chile, 28‑year‑old Bastián Uribe Silva died in intensive care after a clandestine fight left him with a severe head injury. In Tucumán, Argentina, 27‑year‑old Franco Damián Álvarez was discovered dead trapped in a club’s ventilated window, with the cause of death under investigation. These incidents illustrate a surge of violent homicides across several Latin American cities.