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Guillermo Rodríguez Gaxiola was deprived of his liberty by several armed individuals in front of his family.
WRITTEN BY: JAVIER CABRERA MARTINEZ
APRIL 8, 2025
Culiacán.- The body of Guillermo Rodríguez Gaxiola, owner of the Shaddai addiction rehabilitation center, who was deprived of his liberty in front of his family by an armed group, was found with gunshot wounds and signs of torture on the southern outskirts of Culiacán.
Hours before he was found dead, a wanted report had been issued.
Nine patients were murdered and five more were injured in the incident. The addiction treatment clinic is located in the Colinas de San Miguel neighborhood.
Twelve hours after this incident, a new armed group appeared at the "Casa Manantial" and "Rehabilítate" rehabilitation centers on Galileo Street in the Universitarios neighborhood, owned by the same company. They forced the patients to leave the premises without causing any damage.
The State Commission for the Search for Persons released their location file, which describes him as a 55-year-old man, 1.80 meters tall, with white skin, a medium build, honey-colored eyes, and wavy brown hair.
Distinguishing features include a tattoo of a cross on his neck, the name "Karla" on his ring finger, and a heart designed with footprints on his left wrist.
The file states that he was last seen at 2:30 a.m. last Saturday in the Portareal neighborhood of the state capital, so his whereabouts are unknown.
The information released is that Guillermo was violently taken from his home by an armed group minutes after the "Shaddai" drug rehabilitation center he owned, located on Cerro de San Cayetano Street in the Colinas de San Miguel neighborhood, was raided by an armed group.
According to the testimony of several of the 16 inmates who were unharmed, four men with covered faces broke down the access gates, entered, and asked for a person identified as "El Pelón." They questioned them about which group they belonged to. When they received no response, they shot several of them.
