{"id":3499,"date":"2026-07-14T09:07:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T09:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/shooting-near-puebla-cathedral-sparks-alarm-after-attempted-car-theft\/"},"modified":"2026-07-14T15:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T15:07:47","slug":"shooting-near-puebla-cathedral-sparks-alarm-after-attempted-car-theft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/2026\/07\/14\/shooting-near-puebla-cathedral-sparks-alarm-after-attempted-car-theft\/","title":{"rendered":"Shooting Near Puebla Cathedral Sparks Alarm After Attempted Car Theft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An attempted car theft near Puebla\u2019s iconic Cathedral escalated into a shooting that alarmed both visitors and locals. On the night of Monday, July 13, several men tried to steal an Audi from its driver. When caught in the act, they fired shots to escape the scene.  <\/p>\n<p>Witnesses reported that a motorcycle pulled alongside the vehicle, and one of its riders fired before fleeing. The suspects then moved along 16 de Septiembre street, crossed the pedestrian corridor, and continued down 7 Poniente toward El Carmen garden.  <\/p>\n<p>The gunfire startled pedestrians and local merchants, prompting a swift response from municipal and state police, who launched an operation to locate the suspects.  <\/p>\n<p>This incident highlights ongoing security challenges in Puebla\u2019s historic center, a vibrant area frequented by residents and tourists alike. As the city continues to develop infrastructure projects like the upcoming cableb\u00fas system, which aims to improve urban mobility and safety, incidents like this underscore the importance of coordinated public safety efforts.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-x\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rubysoriano\/status\/2076909907656262073\"><\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An attempted car theft near Puebla\u2019s iconic Cathedral escalated into a shooting that alarmed both visitors and locals. On the night of Monday, July 13, several men tried to steal an Audi from its driver. When caught in the act, they fired shots to escape the scene. Witnesses reported that a motorcycle pulled alongside the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3499"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3500,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3499\/revisions\/3500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/topnews.mx\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}