Mazatlán week brings 18 killings and discovery of six bodies

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Mazatlán recorded at least 15 men killed and three femicides from November 1 through November 8, alongside the discovery of at least six bodies in a clandestine grave, Noroeste reported in a review of the week’s violence. Its account drew on information from authorities and the newspaper’s own records.

According to Noroeste, the week began with shootings at two rehabilitation centers on November 1. Two residents were killed and one wounded in Felipe Ángeles; another resident was killed and four wounded in Flores Magón while watching a soccer match from the sidewalk. Two men were also shot dead inside a vehicle in Cima Horizonte that day.

The following days brought attacks on homes, businesses and police officers. Daniel Alberto, 45, was killed at home in Azteca on November 3. That night, a woman was killed in Montuosa, while retired Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa theater teacher and Carnival parade organizer Sandra Leticia Jaime was wounded outside her home in Infonavit Jabalíes.

On November 4, two homemade explosives were used against a home in Coto Premier Mazatlán. Fruit-shop owner Luis Alberto, 46, was killed at the Miguel Hidalgo market, and criminal defense lawyer María de los Ángeles, also 46, was shot dead while driving on Doctor Carlos Canseco Avenue. Municipal officers were wounded in separate attacks on November 2 and November 4.

Two brothers were wounded in Infonavit Playas on November 5. One, identified as Edwin, died the next day; Noroeste said a missing-person notice had been issued for him in 2023. Friday’s violence also included the killings of Brandon, 22, and Simón, 35, and the discovery of a man’s body in a pond in Casa Redonda. One person was detained after a pursuit following Brandon’s killing.

On November 7, former baseball pitcher Enrique “N,” who worked as an app-based passenger driver, was killed in Villa Unión. An oyster seller was killed in Independencia, and another man was killed in Klein. On November 8, Édgar was killed at home in Santa Fe; a shooting at shrimp vendors in Mercado del Conchi killed a woman and wounded a minor.

Members of the search collective Por las Voces Sin Justicia subsequently reported finding at least six bodies near the El Vainillo toll plaza beside the Mazatlán bypass. The grave discoveries are reported separately from the week’s killing figures; the article does not establish when those people died.

Noroeste said the violence occurred despite the deployment of more than 13,000 federal and police personnel in Mazatlán, where it reported insecurity had intensified since June.

Original publication: Noroeste.