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Ten people died at the scene and one died later at a hospital.
The mayor said a woman and a minor were among the wounded.
Prieto said the attack was part of a “crime wave” in the city
and appealed to President Claudia Sheinbaum for help to control
the violence.
The Guanajuato state prosecutor’s office said it was
investigating and coordinating with federal authorities to
reinforce security in the area.
Guanajuato had Mexico’s highest homicide total last year. A
local gang, Santa Rosa de Lima, has been battling the powerful
Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
“Unfortunately, there are criminal groups trying to subjugate
authorities, something they are not going to achieve,” the mayor
said.
Overall, Mexico’s government says the country's 2025 murder rate
was the lowest since 2016 at 17.5 murders per 100,000
inhabitants, although analysts cautioned that the numbers may
not fully reflect the country’s violence.
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