One of Jehovah’s Witnesses,Noé Beltrán, has been killed when police officers and Mexican security forces exchanged gunfire with heavily armed drug cartel members in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico, a city of nearly one million residents.
According to official statement from jw.org, during the hours of the gunfights, major roads were blocked, cars were set on fire, and inmates escaped from a nearby prison. Officials say that at least 14 people were killed. Sadly, the Central America branch reports that one of our brothers, Noé Beltrán, was among those killed during the fighting.
The statement added that Brother Beltrán, a 39-year-old father of three, was at work when a stray bullet struck him. Local brothers and sisters, along with the circuit overseer, are providing Scriptural comfort and encouragement to his wife, Rocío, and their young children.
According to report, there are over 7,000 publishers in Culiacán in 80 congregations. During the fighting, some congregations temporarily adjusted arrangements for the midweek meeting and meetings for field service. Some brothers and sisters tied in to the midweek meeting from their homes. Circuit overseers are taking the lead in shepherding all who went through this frightening and unexpected outbreak of violence.
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