**UPDATE**
The cremería mentioned in the story below was owned by the mayor of Marcos Castellanos, Michoacan, Jesus Bautista Alvarez. Michoacan was controlled by Knights Templar, a rival gang to Jalisco New Generation Cartel who is responsible for arson attacks in Puerto Vallarta on May 1, 2015. Indications are the family was targeted and this was not a random act of violence. Investigators nor the State Attorney have released any information at this time.
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Under tension from yesterday’s cartel activity in Puerto Vallarta, rumors are running high that today’s fire at Cremería San Jose was another . . .
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