Overview
- Gunmen opened fire on a group of young people in Colonia Chulavista, leaving two dead and one wounded after what officials say occurred late on Saturday, September 26.
- The victims were identified as Gael and Christian, both students at UAEM’s Preparatoria Número 2 who lived in nearby Colonia San Antón, and the university publicly demanded swift justice for the families.
- The Fiscalía General del Estado of Morelos sent Ministerio Público, Agencia de Investigación Criminal agents and Servicios Periciales to process the scene, opened a formal investigation and recovered the bodies.
- Authorities have not announced any arrests or a confirmed motive, and the university’s statement called for an exhaustive inquiry amid growing alarm over multiple student killings this year.
- The killings come about two weeks after the murder of Spanish exchange student Claudia Tacoronte and could deepen campus safety protests, pressure on local prosecutors and review of international mobility ties.