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Hesitant but optimistic, Tijuana resident José Hernández reopened his small grocery store on Monday. He had closed it two hours early the previous night as a precaution.
Within walking distance, a convenience store had been set on fire — one of at least 29 such incidents reported in Baja California on Sunday. Similar attacks on vehicles and stores were also reported in other Mexican states and appear to be in response to the killing of the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Several Tijuana stores, including supermarkets and pharmacies, closed early on Sunday after fires erupted in at least five local businesses, which the Tijuana Fire Department quickly controlled.
On Monday, Hernández said that he ran an errand early and noticed movement on the streets.
“It’s like people are going back to normal, but with caution,” he said in Spanish while sitting inside his store.
Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” was killed on Sunday in a targeted operation conducted by the Mexican military in Jalisco, Mexico. The deadly raid prompted U.S. officials to issue a Read Entire Article
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