Armed attacks targeting local motorists in Juchitán kill 3 people in Mexico

Two separate armed attacks in Juchitán de Zaragoza, Oaxaca, Mexico, left three people dead and three others wounded, including a three-year-old child, according to local media reports. The first attack occurred at approximately 21:00 on October 19 in the Tomás Aquino neighborhood, where a man traveling on a motorcycle with his young son was shot at; the assault left two people dead and three with gunshot wounds.

Earlier, a 20-year-old mototaxi driver identified as Porfirio J. C. was shot and killed in the Novena Sección on Rubén Jaramillo street. Emergency crews transported the wounded to the General Macedonio Benítez Fuentes hospital in Juchitán. Neither the Oaxaca state government nor the State Attorney General's Office has issued official information on either attack.

The violence continues despite a public security operation in Juchitán involving State Police, municipal police, the National Guard, and the armed forces. Authorities have not reported any arrests or identified suspects in connection with the two incidents.