Mexico: Heightened police presence deployed in Mexico City's Zona Rosa following shooting incident May 12

Event

Police have deployed a significant security presence in the Zona Rosa neighborhood of Mexico City, which is popular with foreign nationals, May 12 after at least one assailant reportedly attempted to carry out an armed robbery in an establishment near the intersection of Calle Praga and Calle Hamburgo. At least one person was wounded in the incident. Police have cordoned off the area.

Heightened security measures and associated street closures are likely near the scene through the evening of May 12.

Advice

Avoid the immediate area of the incident. Allow additional time for travel in areas in and near the Zona Rosa neighborhood and prepare for lingering disruptions to business after the police-erected cordons are lifted.