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Indigenous Council Confirms Woman Killed in Armed Attack at Santa Fe de la Laguna Protest

Community leaders demand an interagency security base after a fatal attack on a peaceful commemoration.

Overview

  • The Consejo Supremo Indígena de Michoacán identified the victim as 24-year-old Roxana Valentín Cárdenas from San Andrés Tziróndaro.
  • The council reports that an armed group opened fire at 12:10 during the 46th anniversary demonstration, targeting a peaceful protest rather than the local guard.
  • CSIM alleges she waited about an hour without adequate care at the Pátzcuaro General Hospital before being transferred toward Morelia, where she died en route.
  • Santa Fe de la Laguna’s General Assembly imposed an open-ended blockade of the MoreliaZacapu highway at the community and suspended all school activities.
  • CSIM demanded an Interinstitutional Operations Base and top-level talks, citing a May 30, 2024 incursion and an unfulfilled security pledge since May 2025, and warned of wider road actions if authorities fail to respond.