On March 24, 2026, two people were killed in a school shooting at the Antón Makárenko Educational Institute in Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán, Mexico. The suspect was identified as a 15-year-old male named Osmer H.
Michoacán has long been one of Mexico's most violent states, primarily in extortion, kidnapping and other criminal activities. School shootings are rare in Mexico despite a high level of organized crime.
At approximately 9:30 AM, a 15-year-old student allegedly attempted to enter the school armed with a high power assault rifle. Two female staff members prevented him from entering the building, at which point he shot at them multiple times, killing them both. He was subsequently apprehended by staff, who tied him up and then turned him in when police arrived. The suspect supposedly carried 67 rounds, shooting 24 of them during the attack. Following reports of gunfire, the National Guard and municipal police carried out an operation at the school, according to the Security Ministry.
The victims were identified as two female staff members, 36-year-old Marìa del Rosario Sagrero Chávez and 37-year-old Tatiana Madrigal Bedolla.
The 15-year-old suspect was identified as Osmer H. He allegedly took the weapon, an AR-15âÂÂstyle rifle, along with a singular high-capacity cartridge, used in the crime from his stepfather, who was a member of the Mexican Navy. Shortly before the shooting, he posted content on Instagram relating to the incel subculture, suggesting a motive, along with multiple self-recorded photographs and videos of himself holding the rifle. His profile used the name "vodka.om", an alleged reference to "VoDKa", the username used by Dylan Klebold, one of the two perpetrators of the Columbine High School massacre.
The Ministry of Public Security has stated the intention to charge the perpetrator as an adult, citing the gravity of the crime along with past cases of underage hitmen being processed as such.