Cartel Violence Escalates in Western Mexico Following Killing of Vigilante Leader

Drug cartel violence flared in Apatzingan, Mexico just one day after the burial of citizen self-defense leader Hipolito Mora.
Gunmen carjacked a family in Apatzingan and used their car to shoot another driver to death.
The Jalisco cartel is suspected of the killing, despite Apatzingan being dominated by the rival Viagras cartel.
Tension between the Viagras cartel and the rival Jalisco cartel escalated, leading to violence and chaos in Apatzingan.
Prominent anti-cartel activist Hipolito Mora and three of his followers were ambushed and killed in Mexico's Michoacan state.