Overview
- The December 29 attack in Zapopan killed Mercado de Abastos businessman Alberto Prieto, his daughter and a bodyguard.
- Forensic teams recovered 2,022 spent casings of various calibers and authorities secured eight to nine vehicles, many abandoned and riddled with gunfire.
- C5 camera reviews indicate at least two vehicles were in place from early morning and the assailants did not travel in a single convoy, dispersing along separate routes after the shooting.
- Officials attribute the operation to CJNG based on tactical vests and video evidence, noting most gunmen were masked and that no detentions have been made.
- Security leaders defended the delayed police response as coordinated to reduce risk to officers, acknowledged limited patrol capacity, and said state and federal agencies are probing Prieto’s activities to determine motive.