Tijuana: 18 Homicides In Three Days

“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat

In the first 72 hours of January 2024, 18 people have been murdered in Tijuana. All of the victims are male.

Three people were killed on January 1, 11 on Tuesday, and yesterday, Wednesday, 4.

According to information obtained by ZETA, among the latest events was an armed attack against two young men, one of whom, a minor, was killed instantly and the other was taken in serious condition to IMSS Clinic 1, where he later died.

It was reported that the crime stemmed from a fight last week, apparently because one of the parties involved, or their family, was attacked by a dog and didn’t take responsibility for the incident, although this version has not been confirmed.

The incident was documented on Wednesday 3 around 4:00 pm, on Domingo Arrieta Street in the Dorado Residencial neighborhood, where the victims were when two men in dark clothing, between 20 and 25 years of age, arrived and attacked them with gunfire, after the crime they fled. 

The deceased were identified as Carlos David Aguayo Gaxiola, 17 years old, and Amed Jesús Torres Palomares, 26 years old. Both were originally from Tijuana.

Tijuana is the only municipality in the state where homicides have been registered in the first three days of the year.

Zeta Tijuana