DEVELOPING: CJNG members ambushed a National Guard vehicle on the Jamay-La Barca highway near Jamay, Jalisco, between 7:45 PM and 8:15 PM UTC on February 22, 2026, killing two officers and injuring one, according to LETNoticias on X. CJNG gunmen simultaneously set supermarkets ablaze in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta in retaliation for El Mencho's death earlier today, as reported by tangentsofwar on X. CJNG fighters destroyed stores across Guadalajara and engaged in violent clashes with Mexican forces in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara, per CALLOFFRIO on X. Approximately 20 branches of Banco del Bienestar in Jalisco sustained damage from ongoing violence in various municipalities, with authorities addressing security and service restoration, according to GabSeguridadMX on X. Jalisco authorities confirmed classes remain suspended statewide this Monday as a safety measure following El Mencho's killing, as stated by eleconomista on X. Additional reports indicated CJNG targeting Mexican military personnel in Michoacán, per All_Source_News on X, while CJNG blockades and burned vehicles emerged in Sinaloa, according to visionergeo on X. Gunshots were reported in León's Brisas del Campestre neighborhood, as captured by luz_adriana_gto on X. These incidents build on prior CJNG prison break attempts, airport attacks, and nationwide blockades reported earlier today after the Mexican military's Tapalpa operation that eliminated CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho.
