Uruapan arcade shooting
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| Uruapan arcade shooting | |
|---|---|
| Part of Mexican drug war | |
| Location | Calle Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico |
| Date | February 3, 2020 |
| Deaths | 9 |
| Injured | 2 |
| Perpetrator |  Jalisco New Generation Cartel |
On February 3, 2020, suspected CJNG cartel members shot up an arcade in Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, killing nine people, including four children.[1]
Uruapan has been the center of a territorial dispute between the Jalisco-based Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and the Los Viagras cartel based in Michoacán, where Uruapan is located.[2] Reprisal attacks and public killings have been commonplace in the city, and in August 2019, nineteen bodies were disposed of on the road near Uruapan.[2] On the weekend before the arcade shooting, the graves of eleven people were discovered nearby. A police station was also attacked by gunmen in retaliation for the arrest of a Los Viagras member.[2] Just a day prior to the shooting, Los Viagras members released a video showing off weapons they threatened to use against CJNG.[3]