An armed attack occurred in the Mexican state of Sonora, resulting in the death of the mayor's son. Mayor of Bacanora, Nora Alicia Biebrich, was injured in a road incident when her vehicle came under fire. According to authorities, this was not an attack on the official. Sonora's Attorney General, Gustavo Rómulo Salas Chávez, confirmed the incident, which occurred on the Hermosillo-Mazatlán federal highway. Initial investigations suggest the incident began after a traffic dispute when the Jeep attempted to overtake another car that did not yield. Later, the same vehicle caught up with them and opened fire on the Jeep. Salas Chávez specified that shots were fired at the front and the driver's door, indicating the driver was the target, not the mayor. The mayor's son died from bullet wounds to the legs, presumably from blood loss. The mayor herself is reported to be out of danger with no gunshot wounds, though she sustained bruises from the road incident. The attorney general emphasized that there is currently no information to suggest this was a direct attack on the mayor or that the incident is linked to the recent wave of violence in the country following the killing of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Nora Alicia Biebrich Duarte has governed the municipality of Bacanora since September 2024, with her term due to end in 2027, representing the Labor Party (PT), an ally of the ruling party. This armed incident occurs amidst persistent violence against officials in Mexico. According to the organization Data Cívica in its study 'Voting Among Bullets', a report on aggression to understand political-criminal violence in the country, 'municipal power is the most vulnerable link in the face of organized crime's territorial control,' and nearly 80% of victims of political-criminal violence in Mexico are concentrated at this level.
