Overview

• An evening shooting outside the Hospital Civil on Aug. 29 left three people dead and at least four wounded, including a 13-year-old girl.
• Hours later on Aug. 30, gunmen entered a private clinic and the Hospital General, with assailants posing as medical staff to execute patients inside.
• The Sinaloa state security ministry said the Grupo Interinstitucional secured the sites and managed traffic restrictions, and no arrests had been reported.
• Local reports identified two victims at the Hospital Civil as Jorge and Rubén, and named the Hospital General victim as Fausto Yuriel, known as “El Chino Pelucas.”
• The attacks follow months of escalated violence tied to the Chapitos–Mayos dispute, with prior assaults on medical facilities reported earlier this year.