| Las Tinajas massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Mexican drug war | |
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| Location | Las Tinajas, Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°52′05″N 100°49′03″W / 19.868149600625113°N 100.8176105877526°W / 19.868149600625113; -100.8176105877526 |
| Date | 27 March 2022 (2022-03-27) 22:30 (Central Time (UTC−06:00)) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | machine guns and assault 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 a mass shootinginLas Tinajas, Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, Mexico.[1]
The Mexican drug war is a low-intensity conflict which began in 2006. Michoacán, in western Mexico, is badly affected by the conflict. Several massacres have occurred there, including a mass shooting on 27 February 2022 in San José de Gracia.[2] Rival gangs in the area are also involved in smugglingofgasoline and in illegal tapping of pipelines.[1]
During the evening of 27 March 2022, gunmen armed with machine guns and assault rifles[3] opened fire at an illegal cockfighting pit 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 the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and a local gang called the Familia Michoacana.[6]
On 1 April 2022, five men were arrested in Susupuato in connection with the massacre. They were also linked to a February 2022 attack on a prosecutor's office in Maravatío.[7]
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