Overview
- In Uruapan, communicator Antonio C. (“El Balam”) was shot seven times and remains hospitalized, and a 17-year-old bystander was also wounded.
- The Michoacán state prosecutor opened a case using protocols for crimes against journalists and ordered protective measures for the victims.
- Witnesses reported the Uruapan attackers fled on a motorcycle as security forces searched the area without locating suspects.
- Additional incidents in Apatzingán and Parácuaro left two men dead, and in Jacona a 27-year-old identified as César Gabriel A. was shot and hospitalized, with authorities opening investigations and reporting no arrests.
- In Mexico City’s Centro Histórico toy market, gunfire left one man dead and a vendor injured, with investigators processing the scene and witnesses claiming the deceased may have tried to shoot the merchant.