Solidarity After Shooting In Monterrey Mexico

2024 Author: Steven Freeman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 08:15

Mexico has been shaken by violence frequently in recent years. But few events have been as shocking as the shooting that took place this Wednesday in a school in Monterrey, Mexico where a 15-year-old boy panicked to hurt his teacher and several classmates in a classroom, and then kill himself.

The shocking event occurred inside the Colegio Americano del Noroeste private school. And a video that captured the dramatic moments lived in the classroom began to circulate almost immediately through networks, to the horror of many who now wonder if a new level of violence has been reached in Mexico and who allowed that video to come out. the light.

In the midst of pain, celebrities from the entertainment world in Mexico have turned to networks to express their feelings and call for sanity.

One of them was the blonde Edith González, who posted the following message as soon as the news spread:

For her part, ex-model Jaydy Michel, wife of footballer Rafa Márquez, posted a message full of pain and anguish at what happened:

The President of Mexico, Enrique Peña Nieto, also expressed his regret for the atrocious event:

According to the New York Times, the author of the shooting was identified by Aldo Fasci, spokesman for the state of Nuevo León, as Federico Guevara Elizondo.

For his part, Jaime Rodríguez, governor of that entity, instructed the state prosecutor to investigate who leaked the video that captured the shooting, calling the action "a perverse and morbid act, which must be punished."

The teacher, Cecilia Cristina Solís, 24, and two students, 15 and 14, respectively, were seriously injured in the shooting and remain in critical condition.

"These types of events leave us worried and anxious," said the governor at a press conference. "What are we doing as parents? Why are our families finding themselves in this type of situation?

Now, authorities are seeking to determine how the young man obtained the weapon he used in the shooting.