Overview
- Authorities revised casualty figures through the day to a confirmed five dead, with additional victims hospitalized after earlier lower counts.
- The federal attorney general’s office opened an investigation under terrorism statutes and sent specialized explosives teams to support state prosecutors.
- Military and security forces reinforced Coahuayana and helicopters evacuated the wounded to higher‑level hospitals in Morelia and nearby naval facilities.
- Federal officials later questioned the initial car‑bomb description, noting no proof a vehicle was loaded with explosives and pointing to a possible external projectile.
- Community police leaders blame the CJNG without a verified claim of responsibility, and the blast caused extensive damage to nearby buildings, vehicles and the community hospital.