Overview

• Ernesto Barajas, leader of Enigma Norteño, was shot dead on August 19 inside a car storage lot in Zapopan, where his compadre José María Cervantes Quintero also died and a young woman was wounded.
• He was paying to retrieve four vehicles he had brought from Sinaloa when two assailants opened fire around 1 p.m. and then fled on a motorcycle, according to Jalisco’s vice prosecutor.
• Authorities reported that Barajas sustained multiple gunshot wounds while his companion was hit once, indicating the attack was directed at the musician.
• No arrests have been announced as the Jalisco prosecutor’s office continues to gather evidence and keep the case open.
• Barajas’s spouse, Alexis Sillas, was not present during the attack, and a video posted by the Chamonic Instagram account shows her arriving at the scene later; the group previously faced threats including a 2023 narcomanta attributed to CJNG and earlier violence against a band member.