Overview

• The victims were identified as Gabriela Merlín H., 29, who was driving, and her mother, Esperanza L., 50.
• The family came under fire in a gray Chevrolet Equinox on Calzada Benito Juárez in front of the Central Camionera.
• Paramedics transported a girl identified as Alison, 3, to a hospital, while another child in the vehicle was unharmed.
• Municipal police, the Guardia Civil and federal forces mounted an operation, with no detentions reported.
• State prosecutors closed the roadway for evidence collection as the investigation continued, and the attack raised Uruapan’s September homicide tally to 21.