Las Tinajas massacre
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Location19°52′05″N 100°49′03″W / 19.868149600625113°N 100.8176105877526°W
Las Tinajas, Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Las Tinajas, Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Date27 March 2022
22:30 (Central Time (UTC−06:00))
22:30 (Central Time (UTC−06:00))
Attack type
Mass shootingWeaponsmachine guns and assault rifles
| Las Tinajas massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Mexican drug war | |
  Las Tinajas massacre (Michoacán)  Las Tinajas massacre (Mexico) | |
| Location | 19°52′05″N 100°49′03″W / 19.868149600625113°N 100.8176105877526°W Las Tinajas, Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Date | 27 March 2022 22:30 (Central Time (UTC−06:00)) |
Attack type | Mass shooting |
| Weapons | machine guns and assault rifles |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Injured | 5 |
| Perpetrators | At least 10 gunmen of the Familia Michoacana |
| Motive | Gang war |
On 27 March 2022, 20 people were killed in a mass shooting in Las Tinajas, Zinapécuaro, Michoacán, Mexico.[1]
The Mexican drug war is a low-intensity conflict which began in 2006. Michoacán, in western Mexico, is badly affected by the conflict. Several massacres have occurred there, including a mass shooting on 27 February 2022 in San José de Gracia.[2] Rival gangs in the area are also involved in smuggling of gasoline and in illegal tapping of pipelines.[1]