Shooting in Ajijic Last Night

This is from the FB page of Semanario Laguna.  If you use FB you will see some very negative comments about local "gringos" by members of our MXN community.  Some of the comments focus on the newly arrived "gringos" with accusations that many are trump supporters and gun advocates.  


Semanario Laguna
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#VideoCharquito | Un joven de aproximadamente 30 años de edad perdió la vida al ser agredido por un ciudadano extranjero con un arma calibre 380 el día de hoy siete de octubre, alrededor de las 8:30 de la noche.
La riña entre las dos personas sucedió en la carretera Chapala,-Jocotepec,  poniente, a la altura de la población de Ajijic al cruce de calle Álvaro Obregón.
El agresor y el arma fueron puestos a  disposición del Fiscal Regional con sede en el municipio de Chapala.
#SemanarioLaguna  #LaNoticiaComoEs
#VideoCharquito | A young man of about 30 years old lost his life when he was attacked by a foreign citizen with a 380 caliber gun today, October 7, around 8:30 at night.
The fight between the two people happened on the Chapala,-Jocotepec road, west, at the height of the population of Ajijic at the intersection of Alvaro Obregón street.
The aggressor and the weapon were put at the disposal of the Regional Prosecutor based in the municipality of Chapala.
#SemanarioLaguna  #LaNoticiaComoEs

Oh, no! Those idiots are bringing guns here? Hope he enjoys his new life in Mexico, though in a jail cell. This makes me sick.

Jreboll wrote:Not even the American consulate will touch this.  He’s on his own!

As he should be!

They try to bring their guns into Canada, too.
They think they have some God-given right to pack guns anywhere they want.

Gosh, I'm from Seattle and I have never owned a gun. Are you telling me, that I have to buy one before I return to Ajijic?

I'm sad about any shooting and or killing. I would like to understand more about what lead to this shooting. How could someone just shoot another on the street. There has to be some reason this fool used to justify in his mind at least, this shooting

MexicoPete wrote:

I'm sad about any shooting and or killing. I would like to understand more about what lead to this shooting. How could someone just shoot another on the street. There has to be some reason this fool used to justify in his mind at least, this shooting

Some have given their explanation of why it happened in FB postings at Semanario Laguna.

Carry Bean wrote:Oh, no!  Those idiots are bringing guns here?  Hope he enjoys his new life in Mexico, though in a jail cell.  This makes me sick.

The short news story only says the shooter was an extranjero (a foreigner). The comments on FB are the ones saying he is a gringo and implying an American with their references to trump and guns.

Hopefully more facts will come out.

No matter what led up to the shooting, the foreigner should not have had a gun. PERIOD. The young man would be alive today no doubt if that idiot wasn’t packing.

I reserve comment as I suspect there is a lot more to this story than what anyone may he saying on FaceBook. The number one source of misinformation around here........

CanuckBob wrote:I reserve comment as I suspect there is a lot more to this story than what anyone may he saying on FaceBook. The number one source of misinformation around here........

Yep!

Whatever the reason, the foreigner shouldn’t have had a gun. The only mitigating factor would have been if the Mexican attacked and had the weapon but the foreigner got it away from him then used it in self-defense. I agree about the misinformation spread through Facebook, though.

I am with C Bob. We don't have the facts, so all else is speculation. Drugs involved maybe? Definitely should not have a gun in Mexico.

RoyD

The latest gossip I saw on Facebook which might be BS is the foreigner was beating his Mexican wife and when the Mexican man intervened the foreigner shot him.

Carry Bean wrote:The latest gossip I saw on Facebook which might be BS is the foreigner was beating his Mexican wife and when the Mexican man intervened the foreigner shot him.

The victim per FB comments, was the brother of the woman the gringo was beating. Some reports say the Mexican woman was the GF of the shooter.

All the makings of a class act! As a point of reference, one can possess firearms in Mexico... They have to be registered and of specified caliber.

Yes, but as far as I'm aware, you can't enter the country with a gun, and individuals can only purchase guns through the military.

Mudgirl: You are 100% correct....

I find it odd that the Guadalajara Reporter did not report it in this week's edition. The print edition of Seminario Laguna reported it. Not much more detail, though it did add that the victim was the brother of the woman the foreigner was being aggressive against.

Says the foreigner remains in custody in Chapala.