Overview
- The federal Plan Michoacán por la Paz y la Justicia includes new National Guard contingents, a stronger federal security presence, community consultations and an alert system for mayors, with concrete actions promised in days.
- Protests persisted across Morelia, Uruapan and Apatzingán, with clashes, tear gas, rubber bullets and vandalism including the burning of Apatzingán’s municipal offices, and authorities reporting at least eight arrests in Morelia.
- Authorities identified the gunman as Osvaldo Gutiérrez Vázquez, known as “El Cuate,” and reported alleged ties to CJNG‑linked operators that remain under investigation.
- Prosecutors released videos tracing the attack plan, showing the assailant checking into a nearby hotel, blending into the crowd in a white hoodie and firing seven 9mm shots before being subdued and killed, despite a 14‑member National Guard detail.
- Sheinbaum reaffirmed a strategy centered on intelligence, investigation and zero impunity, rejecting a return to a militarized “war against the narco.”