Ten people killed during a rally in Baja California

The attack of an armed commando this Saturday against a group of pilots of a rally in Baja California, in northwestern Mexico, has resulted in at least ten dead and nine wounded. In videos and images shared on social networks, the results of the attack are seen, ATVs shot and bodies thrown next to vehicles. In one recording, several men are even seen firing with long weapons at one of the participating vehicles to the astonishment of other participants trying to escape.

Although at the moment there is no clarity about the place or places of the attack, local media have reported that it has occurred in Ensenada and surroundings, south of Tijuana. The rally, known in the area as Chacanillazo, had started in the morning, on a beach in the city. As reported by Zeta Tijuana and other media, citing reports from the municipal police, the attack would have begun after 14:00 p.m., in the town of San Vicente, south of Ensenada.

The mayor of Ensenada, Armando Ayala, referred to the events this Saturday: "I am in permanent communication with the State Attorney General's Office, as well as with the federal corporations of the three levels of government to provide all the necessary information. Likewise, surveillance was increased in the delegations of the southern zone of the municipality and the operations for the location of those responsible for the attack remain active. "

For years, Baja California has been one of the states with the highest rates of violence in the country, with Tijuana at the head. Many times, violence is explained as part of the struggle between criminal groups for control of territory, more so in regions near the border. Events like today's make it difficult, however, to explain these struggles. The Cachanillazo had been held in Baja California since 2018 and had never registered such a situation.

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