Mexico Cartel Violence: Seven Youths Killed at Church-Run Event

Mexico cartel violence: Seven youths killed at church-run event

The young men were shot dead as they lingered in a village square after a church festivity.

The Prosecutor’s Office of Guanajuato began investigations into the events that occurred early this Monday in the town of San Bartolo de Berrios, San Felipe, where 7 young people “were violently murdered in the Plaza del...

CNN en Español The Guanajuato Attorney General's Office has begun investigations into the events that occurred early Monday morning in the town of San Bartolo de Berrios, San Felipe, where seven young people "were violently murdered in the town square," according to the Mexican Episcopate. In a statement, the Episcopate affirmed that some of the deceased were minors and urgently called on authorities to "responsibly and effectively assume the ta…

Seven j venes were killed in armed attack in San Felipe, Guanajuato; C rtel de Santa Rosa de Lima was adjudicated the massacre.

The “painful chain” of violent events that dominate the country “is an alarming sign of the weakening of the social fabric, impunity and the absence of peace in vast regions of our nation.” However, “with the strength of the Gospel and the collaboration of all, it is still possible to build a Mexico where life, justice and peace flourish,” the Mexican Episcopate Conference said Tuesday afternoon.

In the state of Guanajuato (Mexico), the local Catholic Church organized a festival. During the event, shots were fired.