Overview

• An armed group in several vehicles opened fire outside a small store on Calle 16 de Septiembre in Las Jícamas on Saturday night.
• Municipal police confirmed seven men were found dead at the scene and a 22-year-old survivor, identified as Jesús Santiago, was hospitalized in critical condition.
• The state attorney general’s office reported the seven deceased had not yet been identified.
• Police cordoned the area as forensic teams collected evidence and transferred the bodies while investigators opened a case.
• The attack followed a week of unrest in Valle de Santiago that included multiple vehicle burnings, which state authorities described as isolated incidents intended to cause alarm, and no arrests were reported.