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The Brutal Attack on a Group of Corridos; They Were Shot More than 300 Times as They Left a Friend's Funeral.

On Saturday, July 6, 2019, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, was the scene of an event that shook the world of regional Mexican music: a brutal attack against a corrido group: "Los Ronaldos." Around 4:00 p.m., an armed group ambushed the white van carrying singer Luis Carlos Mendoza García and his manager, just after they had left the funeral of "Pepe Gangas," another violent death. The hitmen, equipped with assault rifles, fired mercilessly, leaving more…
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On Saturday, July 6, 2019, Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, was the scene of an event that shook the world of regional Mexican music: a brutal attack against a corrido group: "Los Ronaldos." Around 4:00 p.m., an armed group ambushed the white van carrying singer Luis Carlos Mendoza García and his manager, just after they had left the funeral of "Pepe Gangas," another violent death. The hitmen, equipped with assault rifles, fired mercilessly, leaving more…

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Azteca Baja California broke the news in on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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