Overview
- The shooting occurred Saturday in Colonia Las Huertas when two people on a motorcycle opened fire at a roughly 26-year-old man and stray bullets struck nearby children, including Alejandro Guadalupe Chagoya Torres.
- Alejandro, nine and nicknamed “Winnie,” had been visiting his grandmother and was struck while playing outside after receiving pet chicks he planned to take home.
- His aunt found him alive after the shots and the family tried to help him, but his wounds proved fatal and relatives held funeral rites in Colonia Los Fresnos.
- Local authorities say they are investigating the attack, but the reports do not record any public arrests or detailed investigative breakthroughs so far.
- The family warned the public about fake social‑media fundraisers using Alejandro’s name, and residents say the killing adds to a recent string of incidents in Irapuato that have heightened fear and increased pressure on officials to act.