A U.S. citizen from California was killed and six other people, including two Mexican soldiers, were injured when civilians were caught in a shootout near San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo, a tourist area at the southern tip of Mexico\u2019s Baja Peninsula.<\/p>\n
The shooting happened just after midnight on Sunday along the Transpeninsular Highway in Baja California Sur, according<\/a> to the state prosecutor\u2019s office. Police arrived while gunfire was still being exchanged in the area.<\/p>\n Upon arrival, officers found two Mexican soldiers with gunshot wounds, while two other soldiers were taking cover near a pickup truck that had been hit by gunfire. Additional soldiers and National Guard troops later arrived at the scene and the injured soldiers were taken to a hospital.<\/p>\n Five civilians later arrived at hospitals with gunshot wounds, according to prosecutors. A 31-year-old U.S. citizen from California was pronounced dead, but his identity was not released.<\/p>\n \tArticle continues below the player<\/p>\n The other four civilians who were injured were Mexican nationals: a 35-year-old man, a 43-year-old woman, a 14-year-old boy and a 65-year-old woman who was shot in the leg. Prosecutors said the older woman\u2019s injuries were considered life-threatening.<\/p>\n Prosecutors said the civilians were traveling in private vehicles when the shooting broke out and were hit by gunfire.<\/p>\n State police recovered four vehicles from the scene, including a military pickup, a Dodge Ram, a Toyota Tacoma and a Hyundai Santa Fe. They also seized five rifles, loaded magazines, a grenade launcher attachment with a grenade, a tactical vest and spent shell casings.<\/p>\n The Sinaloa Cartel is largely active in Baja California Sur, a state popular with U.S. tourists. The group has been fighting an internal war since the capture of longtime leader Ismael \u201cEl Mayo\u201d Zambada near El Paso, Texas, a conflict that has left hundreds of people dead or missing across western Mexico.<\/p>\n BREAKING \u26a1 <\/p>\n \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfd In South Lower California, fierce battles have begun.<\/p>\n In the city of San Jose del Cabo, heavy shootouts are reported between “Los Chapitos” and the people of their former lieutenant \u2014 Rene Bastidas (“El 00”).<\/p>\n Several weeks earlier, Rene broke with “Los\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/0my4nqV52i<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 RusWar (@ruswar) May 31, 2026<\/a>
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