Authorities at Beach Resort City of Asapulco have confirmed that an unknown gunman threw a handgun bullet into a police building, killing the two.
The attack took place on Friday morning outside the headquarters of the Acapulco Public Safety Secretariat shortly after 5am, information released by Attorney General Guerrero's office.
Details of the attack remain unknown, but authorities found the bodies of a man and woman believed to have been riding bikes along the street when the explosion occurred. The explosion is believed to have come from a backpack left by a convenience store across the street from the police building.
The second theory published by Mexico Processeso The two victims were people throwing hand-drawn bullets, which exploded early in the attack.
Once peaceful beach resort areas have seen dramatic violence in recent years as rival drug cartels, including the Rafamilia Micho Acana, the Cartel Jalisco New Generation and the Sinaloa Cartel, have fought for the control of Guerrero's favorable drug production. We have seen an increase in the number. Human trafficking routes, as well as the local drug market in acapulco.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, cartel gunmen have a history of using hand-rena bullets and explosives in indiscriminate attacks in the province of Guerrero.
- In July 2024, the gunman used a drone to drop three explosive devices on police compounds in Acapulco. The attack comes days after gunmen abandoned nine pieces of dismembered bodies around the city next to various poster boards in threatening messages.
- In August 2024, the gunman again used the drone to drop explosives outside the police and prison complex in Acapulco.
- In September 2023, a group of gunmen threw a Molotov cocktail into the crowd at a popular square known as Zocalo. The attack wounded four innocent victims.
- In April 2019, a group of gunmen caused a car bomb in a rural community outside Acapulco. The attack took place outside the headquarters of the local community police, Breitbart, Texas, reported at the time.
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