Overview

• Gunmen opened fire at a street festival in Irapuato marking the Nativity of John the Baptist, arriving in a damaged van before fleeing into surrounding neighborhoods.
• The Guanajuato prosecutor’s office confirmed that one of the 12 victims was a 17-year-old minor, with the others including eight men and two women.
• President Sheinbaum condemned the violence as deplorable, ordering a federal investigation.
• Guanajuato recorded more than 3,000 homicides in 2024, the highest of any Mexican state, with 1,435 killings reported through May 2025.
• Authorities link the violence to a turf war pitting the Santa Rosa de Lima gang against the Jalisco New Generation Cartel vying for control of drug routes.