Un violento ataque armado sacudió la tranquilidad del municipio de San Miguel Dueñas, del departamento Sacatepéquez, en Guatemala.

El incidente, que inicialmente se reportó como una balacera aislada, cobró la vida de dos hombres y dejó a una tercera persona gravemente herida.

La alerta se activó en horas de la noche del sábado 18 de julio, cuando llamadas de emergencia movilizaron a los cuerpos de socorro hacia la escena del crimen. Bomberos Municipales Departamentales acudieron de inmediato para brindar asistencia médica.

Al llegar, los paramédicos evaluaron a las víctimas; sin embargo, dos de ellas ya no contaban con signos vitales debido a la gravedad y multiplicidad de los impactos de bala recibidos en órganos vitales. Una tercera víctima, que sobrevivió al ataque inicial, fue trasladada de urgencia en estado crítico hacia el hospital nacional más cercano.

El caso dio un giro determinante este domingo 19 de julio tras la revelación de grabaciones procedentes de cámaras de seguridad instaladas en los alrededores de la zona. Las imágenes captaron el momento exacto en el que se perpetró el crimen y evidenciaron que se trató de una emboscada.

En los metrajes compartidos en plataformas digitales se observa cómo las víctimas viajaban en un picop rojo cuando fueron interceptadas de manera sorpresiva por un vehículo blanco que les impidió el paso. En la escena aparece una camioneta agrícola más, de donde se bajan varias personas y abren fuego de forma directa y continua.

En las imágenes se observa cómo un grupo de personas que estaban sentadas en un área cercana salen huyendo al escuchar los disparos.

Mientras que las víctimas tratan de escapar, pero sólo logran movilizarse unos metros de retroceso. Luego buscan huir de frente, pero la ráfaga de disparos se los impide. Tras consolidar el crimen en cuestión de segundos, los sicarios huyeron del lugar con rumbo desconocido, aprovechando los callejones de la localidad.

Elementos de la Policía Nacional Civil (PNC) acordonaron rápidamente el perímetro para resguardar la escena y proteger las evidencias balísticas, mientras fiscales del Ministerio Público (MP) iniciaron la recolección de indicios y testimonios.

El material audiovisual de las cámaras de vigilancia se ha convertido en la pieza central de la investigación, ya que permite identificar cómo ocurrió el hecho, así como los vehículos empleados en la fuga.

Hasta el momento, las autoridades no han determinado el móvil del doble asesinato. Mientras que vecinos identificaron a una de las víctimas como Cristian Alexander López, más conocido como “Tiny Boy”. De acuerdo con medios locales, se trata de peligroso pandillero cabecilla de una clica que opera contra pilotos y comerciantes. Sin embargo, esta información aún no es confirmada por las autoridades.

Otra de las víctimas sería el cuñado de Alexander López, quien aún no ha sido identificado por nombre.

En tanto, autoridades del Ministerio Público y de las Fuerzas Especiales de la Policía Nacional Civil guatemalteca ya investigan los indicios y las posibles causas del ataque armado.

A powerful earthquake ripped through Peru’s Andes region overnight, killing at least five people and leaving hundreds displaced as homes and a church collapsed, with authorities warning Sunday that an unknown number of people remain missing.

The magnitude 5.5 quake struck shortly after 9:20 p.m. Saturday near the city of Sicaya in central Peru, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake injured more than 20 people and forced at least 300 residents from their homes, Peru’s National Civil Defense Institute said.

Officials were still trying to account for missing residents Sunday after several buildings collapsed or were left unsafe, including a local church and convent.

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Authorities said the region’s widespread use of traditional adobe construction likely made the damage worse. Luis Vásquez, head of the local civil defense office, said the rustic building materials «contributed to the greater impact and damage.»

A motor tricycle is stuck amid the debris of homes that collapsed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Jhefry Sedano)

Images from the hard-hit farming community of Chongo Bajo showed families wrapped in blankets outside damaged homes as neighbors picked through the rubble. Animals could also be seen trapped beneath collapsed buildings.

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«My home has been destroyed,» resident Hermenegilda Guamalato told local radio while looking for shelter with her three children in the neighboring province of Huayucachi.

Residents stand next to the covered bodies of neighbors who were killed after an earthquake struck Pumpuya, Peru, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Javier Ninanya)

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Peru sits along the Pacific «Ring of Fire,» one of the world’s most active earthquake zones. In 2007, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck the coastal province of Pisco, killing nearly 600 people.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

One of the nation’s largest labor unions wants President Donald Trump to make one of America’s favorite imports a lot more American.

The International Brotherhood of Teamsters are urging the administration to impose significant tariffs on Mexican beer, arguing more of it should be brewed by U.S. workers instead of across the border.

The request comes as the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative continues to assess whether certain countries’ policies have fueled unfair manufacturing advantages. 

The Teamsters argue Mexico has fueled its brewing industry through government-backed investment incentives, lower labor costs and export-focused policies that have expanded production and exports, helping imported beer capture a growing share of the U.S. market.

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The tariff push could have implications for some of America’s best-known imported beer brands, including Modelo, Corona, Pacifico and Tecate, much of which is brewed in Mexico before being shipped to retailers across the U.S.

«We can brew Modelo beer. It’s the same recipe. Let’s brew it in the United States,» Sean O’Brien, general president of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, told Fox News Digital. «We are very good at producing goods and services in this country,» he added.

In its filing, the union said Mexican beer production has increased 85% since 2014, with about 80% of the country’s beer exports shipped to the United States. Meanwhile, capacity utilization at major U.S. breweries fell from 82% in 2013 to 65% in 2023, a trend the Teamsters say threatens thousands of well-paying union jobs.

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Economists say the beer industry could see job cuts as tariffs increase costs for brewers and importers. (Artur Widak/NurPhoto/Getty Images)

The union argues tariffs would help shift more beer production back to the U.S., supporting American breweries along with the farmers who grow barley and hops, aluminum manufacturers that produce cans and the truckers who move beer across the country.

«I’m pro-America, pro-American worker, pro American jobs. So if there’s an opportunity to tariff Mexican beer in this situation, which is gonna provide opportunity for our current members, which we have tens of thousands in the brewery and distribution industry, then I’m all for tariffs and all for keeping American jobs in America,» O’Brien added.

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The Teamsters say the threat to U.S. brewery jobs is growing as major brewers continue investing billions of dollars in Mexico.

According to the filing, breweries have announced plans to add another 19 million to 23 million hectoliters of production capacity over the next five years, an expansion the union attributes to export-focused tax incentives, lower labor costs and industrial policies aimed at boosting manufacturing for foreign markets.

The filing also cites Mexico’s 2023 tax incentives for export-oriented manufacturers and its broader «Plan México» industrial strategy, arguing those policies have encouraged additional investment while suppressing wages and making it more difficult for U.S. producers to compete.

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The Teamsters have publicly backed tariffs as high as 75% on Mexican beer imports, calling them one potential remedy to what they describe as an uneven playing field. In a separate submission to USTR, the union said continued pressure from imported beer could force more U.S. brewery slowdowns or closures, jeopardizing good-paying brewery jobs that have supported American families for generations.

The Teamsters’ filing is one of several submitted as USTR weighs potential trade actions under its ongoing Section 301 investigation.

USTR did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.