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Guatemala’s Gang War Funeral Attack Leaves 7 Dead and 13 Injured
GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA, JUL 30 – Seven people were killed and 13 wounded in an attack linked to the violent territorial rivalry between Barrio 18 and MS-13 gangs, officials said.
- During the funeral of a Barrio 18 member on July 30, 2025, armed gang members in Guatemala City killed at least seven and injured 13, officials said.
- Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez blamed the funeral attack on Tuesday in Guatemala City on their rivalry, with Barrio 18 and MS-13 battling for territorial control.
- Witnesses said the gunmen from Mara Salvatrucha stormed the funeral home on motorcycles and fled after firing at family and friends of the deceased.
- Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez called the security lapse 'unacceptable' and ordered an internal affairs investigation of police officers, warning those responsible will face court action.
- Guatemala ended 2024 with a homicide rate of 16.1 per 100,000, twice the global average, with authorities attributing roughly half of violent crimes to cartel and gang clashes.
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The crime also left 10 others injured in the wake of a man who was shot
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GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala's National Civil Police reported Wednesday that seven people were killed in an attack on a funeral home in the capital while a wake was being held for a man who had also been shot.
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