Overview
- Three people were killed and several were wounded when gunmen on motorcycles opened fire around 2:30 a.m. on February 14 outside Sala de Despecho, targeting a white Mercedes.
- The state attorney general’s office attributes the attack to the criminal group La Barredora and conducted a search of an apartment on Francisco Márquez, securing evidentiary items.
- Four suspects, including a minor, have been detained, and one of them, identified as Brayan N., has been formally linked to process as investigators pursue additional participants and alleged masterminds.
- Security officials say long‑range drones under Operativo Radar helped locate suspects and report that police arrived at the scene in under two minutes.
- Municipal leaders report five recent nightlife closures for hour violations and acknowledge a February 21 peace march, urging respect for the protest and cautioning against politicizing the case.