The authorities initiated the investigations after the shooting that occurred on the night of the Saturday March 8, 2025 in it San Manuel Chaparrón Municipal Coliseumlocated in Jalapa.
The Ministry of the Interior (Mingob) confirmed this Sunday, March 9 that the case remains under investigation and that more details will be offered as new advances are obtained.
Sources close to the case and local media confirmed that one of the deceased is Jonathan Cristian Alveño Lemusof 32 yearsoriginally from Zacapa. According to the reports, Alveño Lemus was lender and He was being investigated for money laundering.
The information expands that the deceased could have belonged to a criminal structure that operated in Blanca Agua, Jutiapa and Ipala, San Manuel Chaparrón “The attack occurred,” and Nuns, Jalapa.
Coliseum attack
The attack occurred during a jaripe as part of the activities of the local fair, which It was canceled after the incident.
The people who attended the event evacuated the place immediately, They ran in the middle of panic when they heard the detonations that occurred at an access door.
The volunteer firefighters confirmed that two men died inside the coliseum and that a third man, wounded, was helped and transferred alive to a nearby hospital.
The second deceased is Irvin Hernández Aguilar, 24 years oldwho had gunshot wounds. The injured is Alejandro Cisneros.
Hypothesis
In an update, the sources reported that one of the lines of research is related to the operations of Alveño Lemus as lender. There are even indications that the case It could be linked to drug trafficking.
Possible narcotics were located at the scene.
The first inquiries indicate that the attack was the result of a conflict originated in White waterwhere Alveño Lemus administered a place that offered loans.
According to witnesses, they apparently discussed a group of men and the discussion climbed.
In several videos disseminated after the attack, Alveño Lemus and his companions – who, according to the sources, escorted him – are observed in the midst of a discussion.
One of the videos shows that men apparently argue and have weapons in their hands, but the situation continues and begins to struggle near a stand.
The enclosure was full and background music sounded at high volume when the detonations began to be heard.
Between shouts and confusion, at least three bursts of shots are distinguished.
Other recordings show the attendees, local residents and inhabitants of nearby regions fleeing in a hurry to protect themselves from the shooting.
Minutes later, the volunteer firefighters confirmed the transfer of several injured to the local hospital.
Local fair canceled after the incident
The mayor of San Manuel Chaparrón announced the cancellation of the local fair as a sign of respect for the victims. “We do not know who the material authors of these facts are,” he said in a shared video after the incident.
In addition, he expressed his repudiation from what happened and described the situation as frustrating and out of control.
The attack in San Manuel Chaparrón occurred in a day marked by violence in two points of Guatemala.
Hours before, in Boca del Monte, Villa Canales, A group of people who were in a park was shot dead, which left five deaths.
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With information from Andrea Domínguez and Rubén Lacán.*