Lawmaker reports 173 minors murdered in Sinaloa over two years amid ongoing violence

Elizabet Montoya Ojeda, a local legislator from Movimiento Ciudadano, has raised alarm over the escalating violence in Sinaloa, reporting that 173 minors have been killed in the past two years. Montoya herself is a victim of this violence, having suffered irreversible damage to one of her eyes during a shooting attack on January 28, alongside her colleague and state leader of Movimiento Naranja.

Montoya expressed deep concern regarding the lack of progress in the investigations into the attack that left her and her colleague with lasting health consequences. She stated that she has only learned about the detention of two male suspects, presumed to be involved in the assault, through media reports, and these details have not been officially confirmed to her.

The legislator emphasized that her concern extends beyond her personal case to the hundreds of other incidents that have occurred. She specifically pointed to the tragic statistic of 173 minors murdered in the last two years and noted that seven women were violently killed in various municipalities in the current month alone.

Montoya underscored the pervasive fear gripping mothers in Sinaloa. She described how parents live in constant anxiety every time their children leave for school, work, or leisure activities, fearing for their safety due to the prevailing violence. This atmosphere of fear is a daily reality for families in the region.

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It is worrying that mothers, every time their children go out to study, to work or to have fun, suffer, for fear that something might happen to them, given the situation of violence that is experienced.