In the municipality of Cortazar in Guanajuato, the murder of eight people was reported. These events occurred during the early hours of Sunday, February 23. According to the first reports, the victims are five women and three men. Some reports indicate that there are also two people injured.
It was in the community of Alameda de Vista Hermosa and according to local press reports, it was an armed attack on a home that led to the deaths. Since the violent actions occurred on the borders of Cortazar and Villagrán, elements of the Police of the latter municipality and members of the National Guard pursued the alleged perpetrators.
This happened after neighbors in the area reported the explosions to the authorities. Paramedics also arrived at the site, who confirmed that the eight bodies no longer had signs of life; for their part, the authorities have not reported any arrests for the armed attack and it is also unknown whether the aggressors would be related to any criminal group.
There are also a couple of people who were injured (Facebook/Infórmate Gto)
Apparently the people who were killed, who have not been identified, are part of a family and reports such as that of Telediario indicate that the attack was directed against a possible drug dealer. The area was cordoned off by the agents.
Violence in Guanajuato: various armed attacks and more than 200 homicides in one month
During last January, more than 200 homicides were recorded; in the period from the 1st to the 24th of that month alone, there were a total of 216 deaths, according to official reports. One of the cases was that of three merchants in the vicinity of the Celaya Central de Abastos.
On that occasion, two attackers traveling on a motorcycle attacked the three workers around 6:00 in the morning on January 7.
In addition, at the end of last month, four people were killed as a result of an attack at the El Capilano bar in Celaya, located on Insurgentes Street, corner with Galeana. Authorities went to the scene and reported the deaths of the four people.
On January 26, a group of armed individuals arrived at a place where a wedding was being held in Salamanca. The attack left three people dead and another 15 injured.
The records of the State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) in the month of January registered a total of 273 intentional homicides, as well as 115 negligent homicides.
Source: infobae
