Las Tinajas massacre
Las Tinajas massacre | |
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Part of theMexican drug war | |
Location | Las Tinajas,Zinapécuaro,Michoacán,Mexico |
Coordinates | 19°52′05″N100°49′03″W/ 19.868149600625113°N 100.8176105877526°W |
Date | 27 March 2022 22:30 (Central Time(UTC−06:00)) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
Weapons | machine gunsandassault rifles |
Deaths | 20 |
Injured | 5 |
Perpetrators | At least 10 gunmen of the Familia Michoacana |
Motive | Gang war |
On 27 March 2022, 20 people were killed in amass shootinginLas Tinajas,Zinapécuaro,Michoacán,Mexico.[1]
Background[edit]
The Mexican drug war is alow-intensity conflictwhich began in 2006. Michoacán, in western Mexico, is badly affected by the conflict. Severalmassacreshave occurred there, includinga mass shootingon 27 February 2022 inSan José de Gracia.[2]Rival gangs in the area are also involved insmugglingofgasolineand in illegal tapping of pipelines.[1]
Incident[edit]
During the evening of 27 March 2022, gunmen armed withmachine gunsandassault rifles[3]opened fire at an illegalcockfightingpit and shot dead 17 men and three women. Several other people were wounded.[4][5]One person later died on their way to the hospital.[3]The massacre was believed to be part of a conflict between theJalisco New Generation Carteland a local gang called theFamilia Michoacana.[6]
Aftermath[edit]
On 1 April 2022, five men were arrested inSusupuatoin connection with the massacre. They were also linked to a February 2022 attack on a prosecutor's office inMaravatío.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ab"Mexico cockfight shooting: Gunmen 'hid in chip van'".29 March 2022 – via www.bbc.com.
- ^"Gunmen 'storm cockfighting pit' in Mexico, kill 19".www.aljazeera.com.Retrieved28 March2022.
- ^abCity, Lillian Perlmutter in Mexico (28 March 2022)."Massacre at cockfight in Mexico leaves 20 dead".the Guardian.Retrieved28 March2022.
- ^"Mexico shooting: At least 19 killed at cockfighting pit".BBC News.28 March 2022.Retrieved28 March2022.
- ^"Gunmen kill 19 at cockfight in troubled western Mexican state".Reuters.28 March 2022.Retrieved28 March2022.
- ^"Gunmen 'storm cockfighting pit' in Mexico, kill 20".www.aljazeera.com.
- ^"Five people arrested for massacre in western Mexico".2 April 2022.
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