Adolescent sentenced to 3 years for killing two teachers in Michoacán

A judge in Michoacán has sentenced Osmar 'N', a 15-year-old student, to three years of internment — the maximum penalty allowed under Mexican juvenile law — for the double homicide of two teachers at the Antón Makárenco school in Lázaro Cárdenas. The ruling, issued on July 17, 2026, also imposes a reparations payment of 3,280,769 pesos to the victims' families. Source: Excélsior, La Jornada

What happened

On March 24, 2026, Osmar entered the school with an AR-15 rifle concealed in a guitar case and opened fire at the reception, killing María del Rosario Sagrero (36) and Tatiana Madrigal Bedolla (37). Source: Heraldo de México Students and a staff member subdued him by tying him with cables before police arrived. Source: Infobae, Milenio

The sentence

The case was resolved through a procedimiento abreviado (summary proceeding) authorized by the state prosecutor's office and accepted by the victims' families. Source: Excélsior The judge, certified in adolescent justice, ordered Osmar to be held at the Centro Integral para Adolescentes in Morelia. He had been in preventive detention since the attack. Source: La Jornada

Key points

• Maximum penalty: Mexican juvenile law caps internment at three years, regardless of crime severity.