As if it were a scene out of a Quentin Tarantino movie, a man was gunned down outside the church where he had just been married. This happened in the Mexican city of Caborca, in the state of Sonora.
The events occurred on the night of Saturday, October 22, according to local media. The attack on the groom took place on the outside steps of Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria church, where the religious ceremony had just ended.
The victim was identified as Marco Antonio Rosales, who was originally from Durango, although he lived in Jalisco. Rosales arrived just Saturday in Caborca, along with his family, to celebrate his marriage.
Se activa operativo en Caborca.
Hace unos momentos se reportó el ataque directo sobre un hombre originario de Durango, por fuera de una iglesia de #Caborca quién falleció mientras se trasladaba para recibir atención médica. 1/2
— Seguridad Pública Sonora (@SonoraSeguridad) October 23, 2022
Witnesses give information to help the case
According to several witnesses, the aggression occurred around 5:00 p.m. when the bride and groom were leaving the church, located on 6 de Abril Avenue in the Centro neighborhood.
In a video shared by Caborca Informa, it can be seen the moment in which city paramedics attend to the victim, to whom they applied cardiopulmonary resuscitation, to later admit him to an ambulance, where he died.
Near the groom, the bride can be seen and heard, noticeably upset by what happened and with blood on the bottom of her dress. An unidentified woman was also injured, but is out of danger.
#Internacional #México| Asesinan a novio al salir de la ceremonia religiosa en Caborca, Sonora. Marco Antonio R.C. de 32 años, residente de Guadalajara, recibió cuatro impactos de arma de fuego al salir de su propia boda. pic.twitter.com/VL4U4HPTR9
— La Noticia SV (@lanoticiasv) October 23, 2022
Sonora’s prosecutor office has already begun investigations
So far the motives for the murder are unknown, but the Prosecutor’s Office is already working on various lines of investigation to find the culprit.
No line of investigation is ruled out, including those that are cited in open sources on social networks,” said the Sonora prosecutor’s office.
This adds to another recent incident of violence in Sonora, in the town of Empalme, when a teacher tries to calm her young students after several gunshots were heard outside the school.
De acuerdo con las primeras investigaciones sobre los hechos ocurridos hoy en #Caborca, el hombre privado de la vida, en un ataque directo, era originario de #Durango y residente de #Jalisco.
Información completahttps://t.co/B71Iw1hzl1
— Fiscalía de Sonora (@fgjesonora) October 23, 2022