Overview
- Saracho, a local journalist and head of Alianza Jaguar, was attacked on March 11 in San Francisco (San Pancho) while returning home after taking his daughter to school.
- He suffered gunshot wounds to both arms, was hospitalized, and is reported stable with police guarding him and his residence.
- The Nayarit prosecutor’s office opened an attempted-homicide investigation and sent criminal investigators to process the scene, with no arrests or stated motive so far.
- Witness accounts describe assailants using vehicles and a shooter who exited to fire, and neighbors reported roughly a one-hour delay in police and medical response.
- Journalist and environmental groups note he was under the federal protection mechanism, condemn the attack, demand an independent investigation, and announce protests calling for accountability and stronger safeguards.