Day 599 — Sheinbaum Makes Working Visit to Morelos; Tlaltizapán Armed Attack Kills Six Including Two Police

On May 23, 2026 (Day 599, Saturday), President Claudia Sheinbaum conducted a working visit to the state of Morelos — one of her regular weekend giras to oversee federal program delivery and infrastructure in the states. The visit coincided with a major security incident in Tlaltizapán, Morelos, where an armed attack left six people dead: two police officers, one adolescent, two women, and one man. Violence extended to other parts of the state throughout the day, bringing the total daily victim count to at least nine, including three cases being investigated as femicides. The Tlaltizapán attack underscores the ongoing security challenges in Morelos — a state on the southern edge of Mexico City's metropolitan area where several criminal groups dispute territorial control of avocado and sugar cane cultivation zones. The incident adds to the debate over the Sheinbaum administration's security model, which claims a 40% decline in national daily homicide averages since October 2024 but faces persistent challenges in specific states including Morelos, Guerrero, Michoacán, Sinaloa, and Guanajuato. Saturday is not a mañanera day; no official presidential press statement on the Morelos violence was issued on May 23.