Unstoppable violence in Colima: five homicides in the last 12 hours, including a minor

Since the night of this Wednesday, April 13, five people have been killed in the city of Colima, where violence continues to increase despite the capture of criminal leaders and the arrival of elements of the National Guard.

The first event was reported at night on Sonora Street, in the Jardines del Sol neighborhood, located in the eastern part of the capital. There, a 13-year-old girl and a 23-year-old were killed while riding on a motorcycle.

Reports from the local press indicated that the minor and the man were attacked from another moving vehicle. The tragic event happened very close to the junction with República Avenue. The bodies were transferred to the Forensic Medical Service and the Attorney General's Office of the State of Colima began the first investigations.

The second crime occurred in the vicinity of the central area of Colima, where a man was killed by gunfire. Reports indicated that the attack took place in the La España neighborhood, on Javier Mina Street, where the man was allegedly shot in the head by hit men on a motorcycle.

However, the authorities have not issued any official part about it and another version stated that the authorities had become aware of a man who was injured by a rod.

Later, in the community of Jala, in the municipality of Coquimatlán, a 40-year-old individual was shot dead. The attack occurred on Porfirio Tejada Street. The victim was caught by a group of armed men and his body was lying on the street.

At dawn, a human head was also located in the city of Manzanillo, in the Tapeixtles community, next to the bullring, along with an intimidating message written on a cardboard.

Violence in Colima has skyrocketed in recent months, following a fight that took place on January 25 in Cereso loca l. The confrontation resulted from the breakup of the CJNG against the Mezcales faction, whose stronghold is located in the homonymous colony. On that day there were 12 murders linked to organized crime in the entity, nine of which occurred in the prison center.

Almost two weeks passed and on the night of February 7 there were two executions, injuries and shootings against houses in the capital as in Villa de Álvarez. The following day, the narcomantas that declared war led by the Independent Cartel of Colima were deployed under the command of José Bernabé Brizuela Meraz, alias la Vaca.

During that week the nights of terror intensified, quartered, executions in the middle of the day, at night or at dawn, as well as shootings and closures of businesses and schools. Since then they identified the enemies to be defeated in the CJNG, the brothers Aldrin Miguel Jarquín Jarquín, El Chaparro and/or Chaparrito; in addition to José de Jesús Jarquín Jarquín, the R32.

Brizuela Meraz operators said that their former allies ordered the execution of Governor Indira Vizcaino, but the Colima Independent Cartel did not agree to avoid conflicts with the authorities in a case of this magnitude. Although they prevented that if the murder occurred, they would seek to blame the assassins of La Vaca.

In the midst of constant battles and the wave of terror, more than 1,500 soldiers arrived, as well as hundreds of agents of the Semar and the National Guard to accumulate 4,500 security personnel.

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