| Celaya massacre | |
| Location: | Valle Hermoso, Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico |
| Partof: | the Mexican drug war |
| Date: | 23 May 2022 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Timezone: | CDT |
| Fatalities: | 11 |
| Injuries: | 5 |
| Coordinates: | 20.5427°N -100.8215°W |
| Perps: | 15 gunmen of the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel |
| Weapons: | Assault rifles, Molotov cocktails |
| Motive: | Gang war |
| Target: | Jalisco New Generation Cartel members |
| Type: | Spree shooting, Arson |
On 23 May 2022, eleven people were killed in a mass shooting at the Gala Hotel and a nearby bar in Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico.[1]
At about 10 p.m. CDT on 23 May 2022, 15 hooded gunmen from the Santa Rosa de Lima Cartel stormed the Gala Hotel in Celaya.[2] The hotel had a bar at street level, which they stormed into and killed two men and women. The gunmen then entered a bar across the street and killed another man and five women. They reportedly threw molotov cocktails, and torched the hotel, starting a fire which was later put out.[1] [3] One person died in hospital, bringing the total to eleven, with eight women and three men. The attackers left a message on a piece of cardboard referring to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and three dismembered bodies which were found hours before the attack.[4]