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San Miguel de Allende Festival Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 17 Injured

The attack fits a 2025 pattern of armed assaults on community religious celebrations across Guanajuato.

Un ataque armado en una fiesta patronal dejó dos muertos en San Miguel de Allende. Foto: Captura de pantalla
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Matan a 2 personas y dejan 17 heridos en San Miguel de Allende

Overview

  • State prosecutors confirmed the casualty count and said a specialized homicide unit is investigating, with no arrests reported.
  • Witnesses said at least one assailant used a long gun and fled; some accounts describe men in military-style clothing asking for someone before opening fire.
  • The shooting erupted in the church atrium during festivities for the Virgen de San Juan de los Lagos in the Infonavit Malanquín neighborhood.
  • Paramedics from the Red Cross and a private service treated victims as others were taken in private vehicles to hospitals, and two patients remain in critical condition.
  • Mayor Mauricio Trejo and Governor Libia García condemned the attack and said municipal, state and federal forces are coordinating security measures and support for families.