Attack in Guanajuato leaves six dead, including a baby and a child

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Newspaper La Jornada
Sunday, January 30, 2022, p. eleven

The Secretary of Citizen Security of Silao, Guanajuato, reported last night that there was an armed attack in San José de Gracia, in which six people lost their lives and two more were injured.

Through his Facebook page, he reported that in the face of this violent event, which occurred on Saturday afternoon, elements of the National Guard, the Mexican Army and the State Public Security Forces intervened”, who went to the scene to initiate research papers.

According to local media, among the deceased there would be two minors, one of them a baby less than a year old and a boy of about 11.

We are collaborating hard with the State Attorney General’s Office to facilitate the investigation of the factssaid the Ministry of Citizen Security.

Media reports from that state indicated that a family was attacked with firearms from two vehicles that were traveling along a rural road in the aforementioned town and that residents called the emergency room after the shots were fired.