Celaya massacre

Coordinates: 20°32′34″N 100°49′17″W / 20.542702011261866°N 100.82150286978519°W / 20.542702011261866; -100.82150286978519
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Celaya massacre
Part of the
Gang war

On 23 May 2022, eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Gala Hotel and a nearby bar in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.[1]

At about 10 p.m.

CDT on 23 May 2022, 15 hooded gunmen from the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel stormed the Gala Hotel in Celaya.[2] The hotel had a bar at street level, which they stormed into and killed two men and women. The gunmen then entered a bar across the street and killed another man and five women. They reportedly threw molotov cocktails, and torched the hotel, starting a fire which was later put out.[1][3] One person died in hospital, bringing the total to eleven, with eight women and three men. The attackers left a message on a piece of cardboard referring to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and three dismembered bodies which were found hours before the attack.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "10 killed, 5 seriously wounded in attack on hotel in Celaya, Guanajuato". Mexico News Daily. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Mexican hotel massacre leaves 11 dead and five injured". The Independent. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Gunmen launch deadly attack on Mexican hotel". BBC News. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Masacre en bares de Celaya deja 11 muertos [Transmisión]". El Sol del Bajío | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, de México, Guanajuato y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2022.