| Celaya massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Mexican drug war | |
  Celaya massacre (Guanajuato)  Celaya massacre (Mexico) | |
| Location | Valle Hermoso, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 20°32′34″N 100°49′17″W / 20.542702011261866°N 100.82150286978519°W |
| Date | 23 May 2022 22:00 (CDT) |
| Target | Jalisco New Generation Cartel members |
Attack type | Spree shooting, Arson |
| Weapons | Assault rifles, Molotov cocktails |
| Deaths | 11 |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrators | 15 gunmen of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel |
| Motive | Gang war |
On 23 May 2022, eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Gala Hotel and a nearby bar in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.[1]
At about 10 p.m. CDT on 23 May 2022, 15 hooded gunmen from the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel stormed the Gala Hotel in Celaya.[2] The hotel had a bar at street level, which they stormed into and killed two men and women. The gunmen then entered a bar across the street and killed another man and five women. They reportedly threw molotov cocktails, and torched the hotel, starting a fire which was later put out.[1][3] One person died in hospital, bringing the total to eleven, with eight women and three men. The attackers left a message on a piece of cardboard referring to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and three dismembered bodies which were found hours before the attack.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "10 killed, 5 seriously wounded in attack on hotel in Celaya, Guanajuato". Mexico News Daily. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Mexican hotel massacre leaves 11 dead and five injured". The Independent. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Gunmen launch deadly attack on Mexican hotel". BBC News. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Masacre en bares de Celaya deja 11 muertos [Transmisión]". El Sol del Bajío | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, de México, Guanajuato y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2022.