Particle.news
Download on the App Store

Gunmen Kill 11, Wound 12 at Soccer Field in Salamanca, Mexico

Officials reinforced security following the attack, reflecting Guanajuato's struggle with cartel-linked violence.

Overview

  • Attackers opened fire after a local match around 5:20 p.m. at a field in the Loma de Flores neighborhood of Salamanca, according to local authorities.
  • Ten victims died at the scene and one at a hospital, with 12 others injured; officials said a woman and a child were among those wounded.
  • Investigators recovered more than 100 shell casings as witnesses reported assailants arriving in multiple trucks and shooting indiscriminately.
  • The Guanajuato prosecutor’s office opened an investigation, coordinated with federal authorities, and state and federal forces reinforced security as a manhunt continued.
  • Mayor César Prieto called the assault part of a broader crime wave and sought federal help; the attack followed separate killings, the discovery of human remains, and a recent bomb threat at a Pemex refinery, with analysts tying the violence to CJNGSanta Rosa de Lima turf battles though no motive has been officially confirmed.