Overview
- Dozens gathered for a free public screening in the Rancho Nuevo neighborhood when a group of armed men opened fire, an attack that left three people dead and nine wounded.
- The Fiscalía General del Estado of Morelos confirmed the casualty count and said the victims include two women and one man as forensic teams carried out on‑site and hospital investigations.
- The event organizer, Morena pre‑candidate Sandra Fernández, was wounded in the attack and officials are treating the possibility of a politically motivated assault as an active line of inquiry.
- Governor Margarita González Saravia ordered the Mesa de Seguridad to act and security forces established an ongoing operation in Yautepec to locate and detain the assailants.
- Public World Cup screenings that draw large crowds to informal venues have raised safety concerns in Morelos, and investigators say they will exhaust all lines of inquiry while following gender‑perspective protocols.