Two wounded in Playas de Tijuana shooting
Original reporting: ZETA Tijuana
What happened
ZETA reports that José Ignacio and José Antonio López Ramírez were wounded in an October 13 shooting near La Cúspide in Playas de Tijuana. José Ignacio was reported in serious condition; ZETA linked López Ramírez to its earlier reporting on alleged Arellano Félix Cartel member “El Chino Mayor.”
Reporting and context
Two men were wounded in a shooting targeting the occupants of a gray pickup near the La Cúspide subdivision in Playas de Tijuana on Tuesday, October 13. One was reported in serious condition, according to ZETA Tijuana.
ZETA Tijuana reported that the attack occurred between 6:19 and 6:24 p.m. on Avenida Prolongación Calle Segunda, shortly before the Rendichicas gas station. State officers responding to a radio report of gunfire found the bullet-damaged vehicle and the two injured men. An ambulance took them to a hospital, and the article said no ballistic evidence was found at the scene.
The injured men were identified as José Ignacio, who had multiple wounds and was in serious condition, and José Antonio López Ramírez, 36, originally from Jalisco. López Ramírez had injuries to his right side and chest, the outlet reported.
The article linked López Ramírez to its March 2024 reporting on a man known as “El Chino Mayor.” In that earlier account, ZETA described him as an alleged member of the Arellano Félix Cartel whose activities included trafficking people in Mesa de Otay, particularly the Libertad and Anexa Buena Vista neighborhoods. ZETA said authorities had linked him to the criminal cell of James Brayan Corona, known as “El Apache.”
The suspected attackers were believed to have fled in a white sedan and on a motorcycle toward Libramiento Rosas Magallón, according to the report.
Original report: ZETA Tijuana