A mother and son who were part of a civilian group searching for the disappeared in Jalisco were shot and killed this week in a residential area near Guadalajara just weeks after helping uncover a mass grave site now under federal investigation.
María del Carmen Morales and her son, Jaime Ramírez, were members of Guerreros Buscadores, a collective that brought national attention to the Izaguirre Ranch in early March. They discovered over 200 pairs of shoes and human remains in a hidden crematorium used by the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). Authorities later confirmed the site had been used by the cartel as a training ground and cremation center.
