On December 16, 2022, writer and journalist Ciro Gómez Leyva survived an assassination attempt when two gunmen on a motorcycle fired at his armored vehicle. Authorities arrested 13 individuals linked to the attack on January 11, 2023, and on October 17, 2023, a criminal gang leader known as “El Patrón” was jailed for allegedly orchestrating it. Despite initial uncertainty about who ordered the hit, footage released by Leyva in January 2024 captures the perpetrators discussing El Patrón’s anger over their failure to kill Leyva.