In a case that once again raises questions about the escalating violence in the state, an organization that has been plagued by a terrible internal conflict within organized crime, two local lawmakers from the opposition group Movimiento Ciudadano (MC) were shot in the city of Culiacan, Sinaloa. Past Culiacan mayor and current native lieutenant for the MC party Sergio Torres Felix was shot in direct attack, and he is battling for his life in a private clinic. Deputy Elizabeth Montoya and a group guard were also hurt in the assault. All three were immediately taken to personal facilities, where they continue to receive health attention. Initial reports indicated that the attack took place on the" Old Boardwalk" of Paseo Ninos Heroes, just feet from the orange party's state agencies. Armed men blindly opened fire on the politicians ' car after they had intercepted it. Elizabeth Montoya is "out of risk," despite having to go through a number of surgical procedures, while Governor Ruben Rocha Moya confirmed time after that Sergio Torres is" severe" and that the legislator is still in operation. He claimed that the driver did not suffer any severe injuries.

National Condemnation and Search Operation

" We condemn the military assault on Senators Sergio Torres and Elizabeth Montoya in Culiacan," the statement read. The violence and assault crisis in Mexico, and especially in Sinaloa, has transcended all boundaries. On social media, Jorge Alvarez Maynez, the national coordinator of the Citizens ' Movement and former presidential candidate, wrote," We will be closely following the information on this case to ensure there is no impunity. "

Governor Rocha Moya forethrew his own order to immediately launch a research and apprehend those concerned, as well as state Secretary of Public Security, Oscar Renteria Schazarino. He further instructed the state prosecutor's office to conduct the investigation with "promptness and speed" and requested that the state health minister personally supervise the survivors ' medical treatment. The state government reported that he has already gotten in touch with the governor Claudia Sheinbaum and Omar Garcia Harfuch, the city's director of protection and citizen protection, to coordinate actions. Additionally, he reached out to the national authority of the Citizens ' Movement (MC). Federal Investigation and the Context of Violence: The Mexican government's Security Cabinet confirmed that it has joined the studies and is working with state government on a regular basis. One of the deputies ' bodyguards, according to official data, resisted the attack and actually inflicted harm on one of the assailants. An abandoned white vehicle, probably linked to the attack, was discovered during subsequent guards, and surveillance footage is being analyzed to help determine the adversaries ' escape route. In addition to serving as a regional deputy, Sergio Torres Felix is the condition president of Sinaloa's Citizen's Movement and Culiacan's president between 2013 and 2015 In recent years, several current and former officials in the Sinaloa capital have been the targets of attacks as a result of the growing tension between the" Los Chapitos" and" Los Mayos" factions, which grew in intensity in September 2014. Previous councilman and leader of the cattle ranch Faustino Hernandez Alvarez was killed at his home only last month, underscoring the constant risk that officials must take on in an area where organized crime seems to be pervasive. dictate their own rules.

More than 1, 800 people have died and at least 2, 400 have gone missing in this conflict, according to the State Public Security Council's images. In acknowledgement of the international effects of the violence, which currently encompasses the local social class, the United States designated the Sinaloa Cartel as a terrorist organization next year.

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