CJNG hitmen ambushed National Guard members between 10:45 PM and 11:15 PM UTC on February 22, 2026, killing one guardsman and wounding three others amid a request for an ambulance, as captured in video footage reported by blogdelnarcomex on X citing blogdelnarco.org. This incident occurred in an undisclosed location as part of ongoing retaliation for the death of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho. Mexican Air Force UH-60M Black Hawk and EC725 Cougar helicopters provided air support with minigun fire in El Grullo, Jalisco, during an operation in the same window, according to Zulu on X. Two vehicles burned on the old road to Pátzcuaro by Cointzio dam in Michoacán, per Eco1_LVM on X, while the Tulum-Cobá highway section closed due to vehicle fires with reinforced security in Quintana Roo, as stated by Noticaribe. Additional CJNG-linked vehicle fires and cartel violence continued, with live reports from Ă“scar RamĂrez on X and a broadcast link. In Guanajuato, the turn-off to Juventino Rosas cleared while Celaya outskirts saw highway movement toward QuerĂ©taro but the city remained at a standstill, according to lopezdoriga on X. These developments build on the prior 10:15-10:45 PM window shootout between CJNG and Mexican Army in San Juan de Los Lagos, Jalisco, and expanded U.S. shelter-in-place alerts across multiple states including Jalisco and Michoacán, as reported in the U.S. Embassy security alert.
