15 Killed By CDG Commandos in Reynosa, Tamaulipas

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Update: Official death toll was 19 dead (15 innocent civilians) and 4 cartel members.

Today, in less than a 12 hour span, fifteen people are believed to have been killed by armed commandos in Reynosa, Tamaulipas.  

The attacks were centered around the Almaguer, Unidad Obrera, Fidel Velázquez and Bienestar neighborhoods of Reynosa.

Initial reports coming from locals on social media point to perpetrators being Cártel del Golfo (CDG), or Gulf Cartel. But these are unconfirmed. The Gulf Cartel faction rumored to be involved is Río Bravo. 

There are also differing reports say that these attacks are the result of two rival Gulf Cartel factions warring with each other. This is also unconfirmed. 

Warning: Graphic photos below this point.

Attack 1

LOCATION: Almaguer neighborhood, General Rodriguez Street DESCRIPTION: Armed commandos opened fire on a group of people in front of a blue house, leaving six dead and several wounded.

CASUALTIES: 6 dead, several wounded

Crime scene of attack 1.

Attack 1 location context. One of the houses behind the front blue house. On the right side of photo.

Attack 2

LOCATION: Almaguer neighborhood, meters ahead of house on General Rodriguez Street DESCRIPTION: Meters ahead of the blue house, on the same street, another civilian was killed. Presumed to be the same group that attacked the house.

CASUALTIES: 1 dead

Crime scene of attack 2.

Attack 2 location context view.

Attack 3

LOCATION: Unidad Obrera neighborhood, 12th Street and Zacatecas Avenue

DESCRIPTION: Another civilian was reported killed by gunshot wounds. CASUALTIES: 1 dead

Crime scene of attack 3. 

Attack 3 location context view.

Attack 4

LOCATION: Fidel Velázquez neighborhood, Cuauhtémoc Street, Casa Hogar

DESCRIPTION: Currently no details on this attack. Will update if some emerge.

CASUALTIES: 2 killed

Crime scene of attack 4.

Crime scene of attack 4.

Crime scene of attack 4.

Crime scene of attack 4.

Attack 5

LOCATION: Bienestar neighborhood, Bienestar Avenue

DESCRIPTION: On Bienestar Avenue in the neighborhood of the same name, a commando tried to rob a man and two women of a white pickup truck and when they resisted an assault, they were killed. Hoy Tamaulipas newspaper reports this was a family of three.

CASUALTIES: 3 killed

Possibly crime scene of attack 5. 

Possibly crime scene of attack 5. 

Attack 6

LOCATION: Bienestar neighborhood, Bienestar Avenue, inside a grocery store

DESCRIPTION: A few blocks away, the same commando broke into a grocery store and executed the store owner. They also killed a young man of approximately 20 years of age.

CASUALTIES: 2 killed

Crime scene of attack 6. Or possibly crime scene 5.

Crime scene of attack 6. Or possibly crime scene 5.

Crime scene of attack 6. Or possibly crime scene 5.

This brings us to 15 deaths, but the number repeated by most news outlets (not all) is currently 14 so one death may have been misreported.

Local Media Says It Was CDG

, todos miembros del Cártel del Golfo facción Río Bravo. @SEDENAmx @GN_MEXICO_ @SSP_GobTam

— R3 REYNOSA (@R3Reynosa) June 19, 2021

Translation: Those responsible for today's massacre that left 15 people dead and multiple wounded in the Almaguer, Lampasitos, Bienestar and Unidad Obrera neighborhoods are the "Commandantes" Paquito 77, Miguelito 56 alias "El Culon" and the aforementioned Casco 1, all members of the Gulf Cartel Rio Bravo faction.

#OJO #Reynosa #Tamaulipas

¿Dónde está la seguridad que tanto presume el NarcoGobernador?

6 personas sin vida es el saldo de persecuciónes y balaceras entre 2 fracciónes del Cártel Del Golfo en la Col.Almaguer,Fidel Velasquez y Unidad Obrera.#Guerramaulipas#TamaulipasDeCabeza pic.twitter.com/tpuobDZMsv

— La Voz Del Pueblo ( Oficial ) (@LPueblo2) June 19, 2021

Translation: Where is the security that the NarcoGovernor boasts so much about? 6 people dead is the result of chases and shootings between 2 factions of the Gulf Cartel in Almaguer, Fidel Velasquez and Unidad Obrera neighborhoods.

Sources: Hoy Tamaulipas Article 1, Article 2, Valor por Tamaulipas, Punto Informativo