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Who murdered El Chapo’s son?

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  • There are still unanswered questions about who murdered El Chapo’s son.
  • It is said that it was to settle a score.
  • He was shot 500 times.

The death of one of Joaquín Guzmán Loera’s sons continues to be a mystery to this day.

It is said that it was possibly a settling of scores between cartels or that it was a terrible mistake by the drug traffickers who worked for him.

Today we answer the question: Who murdered El Chapo’s son?

May 8, 2008 continues to be a historic day for drug traffickers and the residents of Culiacán, as members of the Sinaloa Cartel remember the terrible mistake made by their fellow hitmen who accidentally killed Édgar Guzmán López, El Chapo’s son.

Who murdered El Chapo’s son Édgar Guzmán López?

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According to journalist Miguel Angel Vega in his book El Fixer, there is no doubt that the young man, who was involved in drug trafficking activities, was murdered by a local criminal group.

But to this day, there are still questions and many wonder whether Beltrán Leyva, the faction that declared war on El Chapo Guzmán and Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada García are to blame or if it was a mistake on the part of the Culiacán Cartel itself.

The writer, who was in contact with other international journalists, said one of the members of the armed wing survived by chance and managed to find out what happened to his companions.

The person, identified as Jesús, said that members of the Sinaloa Cartel were confused during a confrontation with Beltrán Leyva and attacked the boss’ son.

How did the incident happen?

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According to infobae, El Chapo’s eldest son was attacked by a group of hitmen while he was in the parking lot of a popular shopping center in Culiacán, Sinaloa.

He was with his cousin César Ariel Loera, and Arturo Meza Cázares, son of Margarita Cázares, a member of the Sinaloa Blanca cartel.

That day, while Édgar was in the Tres Ríos Urban Development shopping center, a group of armed men shot at the young man and his companions.

The local authorities found 500 shell casings that were used to kill them.

El Chapo’s son was in the wrong place

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The convoy, made up of more than 20 armed men, got out of five trucks and immediately opened fire, assuming that those in that parking lot were rivals.

They thought they were shooting at members of the Zetas family who were bent on infiltrating the area.

More than 500 bullets were fired — it’s even said that a bazooka was fired against a wall.

According to Jesús’ testimony, he did not participate in the attack because he was recovering from a leg injury, the result of another shooting.

It was all a mistake by El Chapo’s cartel

Who murdered El Chapo's son
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Jesús heard about the attack and called his companions to find out what had happened, since the news that El Chapo Guzmán’s son had died in the confrontation spread quickly.

An acquaintance told him that the situation was clear and anyone involved in the executions would face the same punishment.

According to infobae, Jesús’ story is that those who shot El Chapo’s son were killed. The former narco then locked himself up in his house for a few days, as he told Miguel Ángel Vega years later.

After the traumatic incident, he decided to make a living legally and got a job as a taco maker.

Beltrán Leyva hitmen were also targeted as perpetrators of the murder

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According to the widow of the deceased, Frida Muñoz Román, Édgar was assassinated by the Beltrán Leyva hitmen as a «settlement of scores and revenge.»

Frida and her two-year-old daughter found out that her husband had been murdered and it was she herself who identified the body at the scene.

Other people say that the assassins who killed Edgar Guzmán López by order of Gonzalo Inzonza and/or Bernabé León Andrade, El Machu Prieto, are at the service of Mayo Zambada.

What supports these claims is the fact that the lieutenant fled shortly after, took refuge in Baja California and was killed by the Navy in Sonora in 2013.

However, regarding the question of who murdered El Chapo’s son … there is no clear answer yet.

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