The Ministry of the Interior indicated that the attacks armed in zone 10 They are not related to each other, with criminal gangs or gangs; However, during the last five weeks, six people were injured and three more died, including a journalist.
Three armed attacks were registered between the 1st Avenue, between 12 and 13 street of zone 10, and another occurred on the side of the Honor Guard.
The doctor in Criminology and Independent Analyst Federico Reyes said that the increase, in recent months, of violent facts in zone 10 sectors where business offices, call centers, hotels, restaurants and bars have been notorious.
“This has generated insecurity, anxiety, distrust and, above all, a climate of fear. Security forces, despite the intelligent patrol they do – which is part of their actions – continue working on their research approach to try to clarify and find those responsible for those violent acts,” he said.
In addition, he pointed out that the use of firearms generates insecurity, because they are used to commit robberies, assaults, intimidation and attempt against people’s physical integrity.
At the discretion of the analyst, these criminal acts and murders have an impact on financial, commercial, administrative and daily living activities in zone 10, but also in other areas of the department of Guatemala.
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During a press conference at the National Palace of Culture, Francisco Jiménez, Minister of the Interior, said that armed attacks in zone 10, in the sector known as the living area and other areas of Zone 14, could be direct.
He added that they investigate the shootings, including the case in which the journalist Christian Martínez died.
“We do not have evidence that there is a connection between one and the other, thinking that a band or gang is operating. We believe rather than, being an area of much circulation, the objectives are found in that place,” said the official.
He added that an advantage to investigate the facts are the security cameras of Zone 10, which belong to the municipality and private businesses.
He commented that there is a commitment to investigate the facts in zone 10 and 14; In addition, patrols will be increasing in those sectors.
The official indicated that they will carry out a georeferenced analysis of the areas where armed attacks have been recorded.
“There is a collaboration with hoteliers and the Tourism Police for Security, but this will be strengthened,” said Jiménez.
The analyst Federico Reyes explained that the georeferenced analysis, ballistic and police investigation on cases should put into practice to prevent more acts of violence.
“The coordinated investigation, the capture of those responsible and the issuance of exemplary sentences will greatly help to generate confidence towards the security and application institutions,” said Reyes.
Some discos from zone 10 operated by the caradura
According to the investigators of the case, The shooting occurred in zone 10 on Monday, April 7, it could be related to drug trafficking and money laundering in nightclubs in zones 9, 10 and 14 of the capital.
That day, three people were attacked that moved in a Picop. On the scene Juan Luis González, 38, died, who was located in a vehicle in which he is presumed to travel as a co -pilot.
The researchers pointed out that there are two lines of research on the attack, and both link to the structure of the caradura and the mara salvatrucha (MS).
It was pointed out that the cars paid the MS to protect their businesses and distribute drugs in the metropolitan area, but for about a year that alliance could have finished and a struggle began through the square – the cocaine business and Tusi – commented.
The first line of research is the alliance of El Salvador gang members with the MS of Guatemala to seize drug trafficking in the metropolitan area, which is controlled by the caradura.
The deceased and the injured are allegedly part of the harass and were ambushed by two hitmen who were driving on a motorcycle, they said.
In the orange peak glass with black, model 2025, it had a sign that said “elite”, and according to those in charge of the case, it is followed up to determine if it is part of a nightclub with that same name, located about 400 meters from the place where the attack occurred.
The second line of investigation refers to an adjustment of accounts within the same criminal structure of Los Carura, for apparently stealing money and drugs that are distributed in the nightclubs of the capital.
Homicide increase in 2025
The National Economic Research Center (one hundred) reported that between January and March 2025 they were registered 779 homicides190 more than in the same period of the previous year.
Walter Menchú, a hundred investigator, said that this figure is equivalent to a 32% increase in violent deaths.
What attracts attention, mainly, is that in the department of Guatemala the homicides increased by 69%, he said.
The analysis of one hundred evidence that the departments with more deaths are: Guatemala, Escuintla, Chiquimula, Jalapa and Quetzaltenango.
Menchú said there were 93 women women, 26 more than in the first quarter of the previous year.
“We see an almost similar behavior; there were 26 more homicides, that is equivalent to 39%,” Menchú explained.
He emphasized that the authorities must implement actions to control the levels of violence in the country, because they could continue to increase.