2 U.S. residents killed in armed assault on Mexican freeway

The victims, ages 72 and 82 and initially from the Sonora metropolis of Caborca, have been discovered dead in an overturned, bullet-ridden white Nissan Pathfinder at about 10:30 a.m. on the Sonoyta-Caborca freeway, the Sonora legal professional common’s workplace mentioned in a information launch.

Mexican authorities performed a search and situated a car believed to be linked to the suspects and described as a stolen Ford F150; it was discovered deserted within the Sonora city of Quitovac. In the car, the authorities discovered 4 firearms, dozens of cartridges of ammunition and bulletproof vests, the legal professional common’s workplace mentioned.

Officials didn’t instantly present a motive for the assault, though Sonora has seen a number of incidents of cartel violence lately. 

In June 2023, a Ph.D. scholar from California was discovered dead in an SUV in Sonora, shot seven instances, after going lacking when he drove throughout the border to conduct horticulture analysis. 

In March, Sonora prosecutors mentioned seven our bodies have been discovered close to the city of Puerto Peñasco, on the Gulf of California. The victims have been all males carrying military-style gear, and had all been shot to demise.