A shootout between CJNG and Mexican Army forces erupted in San Juan de Los Lagos, Jalisco, between 10:15 PM and 10:45 PM UTC on February 22, 2026, as the U.S. Mission Mexico expanded its shelter-in-place alert to U.S. citizens in multiple states including Jalisco, Baja California, Quintana Roo, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Michoacan, Oaxaca, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas due to ongoing security operations, road blockages, and criminal activity, according to Worldsource24 on X and the U.S. Embassy security alert. The updated U.S. alert directed all U.S. government staff at Consulate General Tijuana and in Guerrero, Michoacan, and Quintana Roo states to shelter in place, with staff at Consulate General Monterrey ordered to remain in the metropolitan area, noting roadblocks impacting flights in Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta with some cancellations, all taxis and ride shares suspended in Puerto Vallarta, and some businesses closed, as stated in the February 22, 2026, security alert posted by ConsuladoUSATJ on X. A forensic services convoy departed the FGR hangar amid these developments, as reported by lopezdoriga on X citing ulisess_s18, poloespejel, and radio_formula. These events follow CJNG vehicle fires in Tijuana and an Oxxo store burning in Puerto Vallarta during the prior 9:45-10:15 PM window, building on nationwide retaliation for the confirmed death of CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, El Mencho, in the Tapalpa operation earlier today, per the Mexican Secretariat of National Defense.
