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Videos of children ducking under their school desks in the coastal city of Empalme in southwestern Sonora, as a cartel shooting happens outside, has drawn a lot of attention online.
At approximately 2:00 pm on October 20, 2022, the students and teachers on the grounds of an elementary school heard a sudden burst of gunfire just outside. The sound of the gunfire came from cartel hitmen, who stood on the street outside and fired into a white SUV, trying to kill a number of men inside the vehicle.
The school is named Mario Silva Cortés Elementary School* and is located at the corner of Sahuaral Street and 3RA. Avenue of the coastal city of Empalme, in the state of Sonora.
Ever since the arrest of Caborca Cartel leader Rafael Caro Quintero, Sinaloa Cartel groups associated with Los Chapitos have seemed to increase their attempts to contest Caborca Cartel-controlled areas, such as Empalme, which is believed to be held by their subgroup La Plaza.