Alma Rosa Rojo—a “searching mother” and founder of the collective *Voces Unidas por la Vida*—was shot on the afternoon of Saturday, August 29, in the Esthela Ortiz de Toledo neighborhood in southwestern Culiacán. She was traveling in a white Toyota Yaris with her daughter (also a member of the search collective) and her three granddaughters.
Rojo, who began her search efforts following the disappearance of her brother, Miguel Ángel Rojo, on July 4, 2009, was reported to be in stable condition with a gunshot wound to her arm, according to local media. The Sinaloa Secretariat of Public Security subsequently confirmed that all victims involved in the attack are stable and under protective custody.
The collective *Sabuesos Guerreras A.C.* responded immediately with a statement describing the attack as “an act of cowardly violence.” They warned that the assault was not merely against Alma Rosa and her collective, but rather “a direct attack on all the searching mothers and activists who risk our lives daily in the face of institutional indifference.” The collective demanded that the State conduct a thorough investigation and immediately implement protection measures for Alma Rosa, her family, and members of search collectives in Sinaloa.
At 3:34 p.m. on Saturday, the Sinaloa Secretariat of Public Security (SSP Sinaloa) confirmed the attack via its official X account. It identified the victims as members of a missing persons search collective, reported them to be in stable condition, and noted that they remain under protective custody at the hospital where they were treated, with “Code Silver” protocols activated.
