Celaya massacre

Celaya massacre
Part of the Mexican drug war
Celaya massacre is located in Guanajuato
Celaya massacre
Celaya massacre (Guanajuato)
Celaya massacre is located in Mexico
Celaya massacre
Celaya massacre (Mexico)
LocationValle Hermoso, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico
Coordinates20°32′34″N 100°49′17″W / 20.542702011261866°N 100.82150286978519°W / 20.542702011261866; -100.82150286978519
Date23 May 2022
22:00 (CDT)
TargetJalisco New Generation Cartel members
Attack type
Spree shooting, Arson
WeaponsAssault rifles, Molotov cocktails
Deaths11
Injured5
Perpetrators15 gunmen of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel
MotiveGang war

On 23 May 2022, eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Gala Hotel and a nearby bar in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.[1]

At about 10 p.m. CDT on 23 May 2022, 15 hooded gunmen from the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel stormed the Gala Hotel in Celaya.[2] The hotel had a bar at street level, which they stormed into and killed two men and women. The gunmen then entered a bar across the street and killed another man and five women. They reportedly threw molotov cocktails, and torched the hotel, starting a fire which was later put out.[1][3] One person died in hospital, bringing the total to eleven, with eight women and three men. The attackers left a message on a piece of cardboard referring to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and three dismembered bodies which were found hours before the attack.[4]

  1. ^ a b "10 killed, 5 seriously wounded in attack on hotel in Celaya, Guanajuato". Mexico News Daily. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Mexican hotel massacre leaves 11 dead and five injured". The Independent. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  3. ^ "Gunmen launch deadly attack on Mexican hotel". BBC News. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Masacre en bares de Celaya deja 11 muertos [Transmisión]". El Sol del Bajío | Noticias Locales, Policiacas, de México, Guanajuato y el Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 May 2022.