Overview

• State prosecutors executed an arrest warrant issued by the Juez Vigésimo de Control y Justicia Integral para Adolescentes in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
• The operation was led by the Comandancia de Adolescentes with support from the state police, the Mexican Army and the National Guard.
• Officials identify the adolescent as a high-risk target and alleged generator of violence in the Tlaquepaque area.
• Investigators report the teen and another man confronted a victim and that the accomplice fired a gun after receiving the adolescent’s orders.
• Following his capture, he was moved from Fiscalía facilities to a penitentiary, where his case proceeds under the juvenile justice system.