The theater of violence reaches the political heart of Sinaloa
The scene is from a movie, but the fear is real. This Tuesday, the violence plaguing the country crossed the red line and directly targeted elected representatives. State leader Sergio Torres and representative Elizabeth Montoya, both from Movimiento Ciudadano, were attacked by gunfire after leaving the State Congress in Culiacán.
A bodyguard guarding them was injured while repelling the attack. According to reports, his condition is stable. The legislators were rushed to area hospitals. The Centro neighborhood, the administrative heart of Sinaloa, became the scene of an attack that chilled the blood.
The pieces of the puzzle (and what is missing)
The federal Security Cabinet is already in the game. In an information card, they confirmed that from the first moment they established direct communication with the state authorities.
“Inter-institutional actions were coordinated to support the development of the investigations,” the agency said.
The most concrete clue so far is an abandoned white vehicle, located during patrols after the attack. Presumably it would be related to the events.
Now comes the detective part: the institutions collaborate by exchanging information and analyzing the video surveillance cameras in the area. The objective is clear: rebuild the escape route of the aggressors.
The official words are blunt, but in Sinaloa we have heard similar promises before. The Cabinet expressed its solidarity and wish for a speedy recovery of the deputies.
“The commitment is reaffirmed that these events will not go unpunished,” they remarked.
My father was right: politics affects daily life. Today, in Culiacán, that truth came with bullets. The question I ask myself as I write this is simple: who dares to shoot deputies in broad daylight in front of Congress? And more importantly: why?
The message is as clear as it is terrifying. This was not a robbery. This was a statement.
