[Guatemala] Battles: Armed clash
Country
AI Brief
On 7 April 2025, in Guatemala City, Guatemala, unidentified armed men on a motorbike opened fire against a pick-up truck in 2 Avenue 12 Street, Zone 10, killing a man and injuring another man and a woman. The woman was a Colombian national. The police suspects that the event is related to drug dealing and money laundering in nightclubs in zones 9, 10, and 14. A first version suggests that the victims were members of Los Caradura Gang who were attacked by members of the Mara Salvatrucha after an alliance they had to distribute drugs in the metropolitan area ended a year ago starting a fight for control of the area. A second version suggests that it was a settling of scores between members of Los Caradura Gang over the theft of money and drugs. 1 fatality, 2 injured.
- Severity
- HIGH
- Occurred
- 2025-04-07
- Country
- Guatemala
- Event type
- armed_conflict
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