Overview

• The latest assault occurred Tuesday morning at the Copa de Oro bar in Cerro Azul, where gunmen entered and killed a woman.
• Hours earlier in Poza Rica, two employees were fatally shot at the La Brocheta nightclub and a third worker was injured.
• In Álamo Temapache, a state Transit and Transport officer identified as Luis Alberto “B” was killed, while the bar owner Efrén “N” and a DJ were wounded.
• State Police deployed search operations as ministerial agents opened case files and forensic teams processed the scenes, yet officials have not announced detentions.
• Local reporting ties the cluster of attacks to entrenched organized‑crime activity targeting nightlife venues in northern Veracruz, heightening public alarm.