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Armed attack leaves three dead at motorcycle workshop in Mazatlán, Sinaloa; operation launched to find aggressors Image: Cortesía/ ARCHVO EL UNIVERSAL

Armed attack leaves three dead at motorcycle workshop in Mazatlán, Sinaloa; operation launched to find aggressors

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Sources not specified Outcome reported
  • Three men were killed in an armed attack at a motorcycle workshop in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
  • The victims were reportedly working on motorcycles when two assailants opened fire and fled the scene.
  • Federal and state forces have launched a large-scale air and ground operation to search for the perpetrators, with no known results yet.

An armed assault at a motorcycle workshop in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, has resulted in the deaths of three men. The violent incident occurred on Rio Piaxtla street at a business known as “El Compadre.”

According to witnesses, the victims were engaged in repairing motorcycles when two individuals arrived at the location. Without warning, the assailants reportedly opened fire on the workers multiple times before making a swift escape. The rapid gunfire instilled fear among nearby residents.

Paramedics who responded to the scene confirmed that two of the three victims died at the workshop. The third individual was transported to a hospital, where they succumbed to their injuries shortly after arrival.

In response to the attack, military, naval, and state police forces, supported by a helicopter, initiated a comprehensive air and ground operation to apprehend the aggressors. The outcome of this extensive search has not yet been disclosed.

The victims who were working on repairing motorcycles were attacked, allegedly by two men who arrived at the place and without saying a word, shot them several times and then fled the scene quickly.

— WitnessesDescribing the sequence of events during the armed attack.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.