Between 12 and 15 armed individuals on motorcycles arrived at the tire shop “Llantas la Vía” in the Santa María neighborhood of Puebla to demand 100,000 pesos in extortion payments in exchange for allowing the business to continue operating. When the workers refused to pay, the aggressors began beating them, and one of them fired a firearm, injuring three employees before fleeing on different motorcycles.
Julio, 35, was the most seriously injured, with three gunshot wounds to the abdomen and back that required emergency transportation to a hospital. José, 49, and Juan Carlos, 20, were also injured by the gunfire. Security cameras captured the group’s arrival and the assault at 5:30 p.m. on Saturday at the intersection of 44 Norte Street and Héroe de Nacozari Avenue.
Preliminary information identifies two of the aggressors as “El Aba” and “El Copete.” The Puebla Attorney General’s Office has an open investigation into extortion and protection-racket payments in order to locate those responsible for demanding 100,000 pesos from a tire shop whose employees earn minimum wage.
In Puebla, did 15 thieves on motorcycles really arrive and shoot at tire-shop employees for refusing to pay 100,000 pesos in protection money, while authorities are still unable to stop the extortion suffocating local businesses? 🧐🚩
Source: mexicodailypost
