Woman dies from crossfire injuries in Los Cabos shootout, bringing death toll to two

A 65-year-old woman has died in Los Cabos, Baja California Sur, after sustaining injuries from being caught in the crossfire of an armed confrontation. María de la Luz Cosío Minjares was traveling with her family on the Transpeninsular highway near Santa Anita when federal forces and alleged criminal group members engaged in a shootout on Saturday night.

According to family accounts, the vehicle the victims were traveling in sustained multiple bullet impacts, injuring both María de la Luz and her husband. She suffered severe leg injuries, which necessitated an amputation, and was in intensive care. Relatives described her as a victim of the "criminal acts that we are experiencing as a society, being in the wrong place at the wrong time."

Initially, a call for financial support for her medical expenses was circulated, after which municipal authorities announced they would cover her hospital care. Her death marks the second fatality resulting from the confrontation; a U.S. citizen also died after being caught in the gunfire. The incident has caused considerable consternation in the state.

In addition to the two civilian deaths, two members of the Secretariat of National Defense, a 14-year-old adolescent, another woman, and a man were also injured during the exchange of fire. This confrontation occurs amid escalating violence in Baja California Sur since 2025, attributed to disputes between criminal organizations.