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Hieren a Dos Diputados en Un Ataque Con Armas De Fuego en Sinaloa, en El Noroeste De México

Two Citizens' Movement lawmakers and a bodyguard were injured in a Culiacán attack amid ongoing cartel violence after a major cartel leader's capture, one lawmaker is in serious condition.

  • On Wednesday afternoon, an armed attack in Culiacán wounded two members of Mexico's lower house and a bodyguard, who were taken to hospitals for treatment.
  • Sinaloa has long been affected by cartel-related violence, intensifying after the July 2024 capture of Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada, providing context for the attack on lawmakers in Culiacán.
  • Authorities later located a white Nissan Versa with bullet damage and officials said the lawmakers' bodyguard returned fire, wounding a suspected attacker; no arrests have been reported.
  • Sinaloa Governor Rubén Rocha Moya said Sergio Torres Félix remains in serious condition and was undergoing surgery, while Elizabeth Montoya Ojeda is out of danger.
  • So far investigators have not made arrests, and recovered evidence includes a white Nissan Versa linked to the shooting, highlighting ongoing security challenges amid Sinaloa's cartel-related conflict since July 2024.
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Sergio Torres Félix, former mayor of Culiacán, deputy Elizabeth Montoya and an escort from the group (MC) were taken from emergency to private hospitals

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Mexican deputies Sergio Torres Félix and Elizabeth Rafaela Montoya Ojeda, both from the Citizen Movement (MC), were shot this Wednesday by a group of armed men. The legislator is in serious condition in an operating room, while his pair recovered and is stable and out of danger.According to local media El Universal, the governor of Sinaloa, Rubén Rocha Moya, attended the hospital to which the parliamentarians were transferred. The official said …

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The Mexican Security Cabinet announced that, in coordination with the Sinaloa authorities, the armed attack against the local deputies of the Citizens' Movement will be investigated.On the afternoon of Wednesday, January 28, in the vicinity of the Old Malecón on the Paseo Niños Heroes de Culiacán, Sergio Torres and Elizabeth Montoya were injured by the armed attack on their vehicle.The Security Cabinet joins in investigating the armed attack aga…

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Elizabeth Montoya and Sergio Torres, two local deputies of the Citizens' Movement party, were injured this Wednesday following an armed attack in Culiacán, capital of the state of Sinaloa, in northwestern Mexico, according to reports from federal authorities and...

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elsiglodetorreon.com.mx broke the news in on Wednesday, January 28, 2026.
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