Key facts
- An attack at Secondary School No. 13 in Torreon, Coahuila state, Mexico, killed the vice principal.
- Three other individuals were injured in the school attack.
- Two 18-year-old brothers, former students, have been detained.
- The incident involved machetes and rudimentary explosive devices.
An attack at Secondary School No. 13 in Torreon, Coahuila state, Mexico, has resulted in the death of the vice principal and injuries to three other individuals. Authorities have detained two 18-year-old brothers, who are former students of the school, in connection with the incident. The attack reportedly involved the use of machetes and rudimentary explosive devices.
Separately, in Durango, Mexico, Graciela Salcedo's son, Bobby Salcedo, a vice principal at El Monte High School in California, was abducted and later found shot to death on New Year's Eve along with five other men. U.S. officials, including Congresswoman Judy Chu, are working with Mexican authorities, including the FBI, to assist in the investigation of this execution-style murder. Mexican authorities have stated that the victims were in the wrong place at the wrong time and had no ties to organized crime.
In Mexico City on September 22, 2025, Jesús Israel Hernández Chaves, 16, was attacked at a high school by a classmate and later died from his injuries. The assailant, identified as Lex Ashton ‘N’, aged 19, also injured an administrative worker while attempting to intervene. Ashton reportedly stated he was inspired by U.S. school shootings and intended to attack multiple individuals.