Overview
- Gunmen fired multiple rounds at the vehicle carrying Alma Rosa Rojo and family in Culiacán, injuring Rojo and one of her daughters in the attack that took place on Saturday, August 29.
- Both victims were taken to hospital and are reported stable while remaining under police resguardo and medical care.
- The Fiscalía General de Sinaloa opened an investigation as a possible feminicide in the degree of attempted femicide and is examining whether the shooting was linked to Rojo’s work as a member of the search collective Voces Unidas por la Vida.
- The federal Secretariat of the Interior and the Comisión Ejecutiva de Atención a Víctimas visited the hospital and offered accompaniment, the interim governor pledged protection, and Amnesty International plus peer search groups demanded a prompt, impartial inquiry and expanded safeguards for women searchers.
- Rojo founded Voces Unidas after a 2009 disappearance and the collective represents more than 200 families in Sinaloa, a state with thousands of missing people and a recent history of violent attacks on searchers that rights groups say shows the need for sustained protection and accountability.