Overview

• Carmen Morales and her son Jaime Ramirez, members of the Guerreros Buscadores search group, were killed by gunmen on a motorcycle in Jalisco on Wednesday night.
• The Guerreros Buscadores collective previously uncovered a mass grave site, referred to as the 'ranch of horror,' linked to cartel violence in March 2025.
• The Jalisco prosecutor’s office stated there is currently no evidence connecting the killings to the victims' search activities.
• This attack follows the earlier killing of searcher Teresa Gonzalez in April, underscoring the growing dangers faced by civilian groups seeking the missing.
• Jalisco, a stronghold of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, is one of Mexico's epicenters for disappearances, contributing to a national crisis of over 124,000 unresolved cases.