The organizer of one of the biggest Christmas festivals in southern Mexico was shot dead, as was a second man, in the middle of a dance, local authorities said.
Martin Ramirez Ruiz, the director of the great Christmas celebration of Chilpancingo, the capital of the state of Guerrero, was murdered by executioners who had infiltrated the crowd of dancers and shot him at close range.
Neither the state attorney’s office nor local authorities have named the second victim.
Thousands of people participate every year in the traditional Christmas Eve festival, which has been organized for two centuries and includes a walk through the streets of the city.
The president of the Board of Trustees of the San Mateo, Christmas and New Year’s Fair, Martín Roberto Ramírez Ruiz, was shot to death along with a master of ceremonies and a woman was injured after the attack in the San Mateo neighborhood in #Chilpancingo pic.twitter.com/TGvo5c4COW
— Guerrero News Agency (@ANoticiasGro) December 25, 2024
The festivities were announced to be canceled after the murder, according to Mexican media.
Chilpancingo has become the scene of gruesome crimes in recent months, with one of the most gruesome taking place in October, when its mayor, Alejandro Arcos, 43, was found decapitated, his head stuck in a car, just six days after taking office.
The president of the Board of Trustees of the San Mateo, Christmas and New Year Fair, Martín Roberto Ramírez Ruiz, is shot to death; In the attack another man was killed, in addition to two wounded. The events occurred when they were preparing to go on a tour of the Teopancalaquis. pic.twitter.com/8JxwxrLGbd
— Vocesenplural (@vocesnplural) December 25, 2024
In November, the bodies of eleven people, who were among 17 people abducted a month earlier, were found dismembered.
The authorities attribute the escalation of violence to the action of a local gang, known as Los Ardigios (s.s. “The Squirrels”), which is mainly involved in extortion, kidnapping and drug trafficking.
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