December 2024 TorchStone Global Monthly Executive Protection Report
TorchStone Global believes that broader situational awareness and intelligence are key to providing quality executive protection—whether the principal is a Fortune 500 CEO, international celebrity, or local city council member. With that in mind, we are launching our monthly executive protection report, cataloging incidents we have captured through our open-source searches that are relevant to the practice of executive protection. We hope the report will serve as a centralized source of threat activity to provide insight into current trends in threats to high-profile individuals.
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Summary
The TorchStone Executive Protection Report tracked 27 domestic and 19 international security incidents or updates to prior incidents impacting high-profile individuals during the month of December. Below are some key incidents of note over the past month.
- The Dec 4 murder of United HealthCare CEO, Brian Thompson, will have long-term implications for corporate security professionals. TorchStone is monitoring public sentiment surrounding the murder of the UHC CEO and his suspected killer and working with clients to assess the threat executives face in all industries.
While the murder itself highlighted the importance of close protection for corporate executives, the public response in support of the murder is a concerning trend for executives in all industries, around the world. There has been an outpouring of support for the suspect behind the murder, with crowds gathering outside his court appearances in New York calling for his release. In the week following the murder, there were multiple incidents of vandalism and communicated threats repeating the suspected killer’s grievances and calling for the death of more executives. There may have even been a copycat attack in Michigan when an employee brought a knife to work and stabbed the president of his company. The executive is expected to survive. However, the overall negative sentiment towards corporate executives and calls for violence against them creates a very dangerous environment that could lead to more attacks in the coming months. - U.S. Capitol Police Chief, Thomas Manger, told Congress that his department was aware of at least 50 swatting attacks against members of Congress over the month-long period of November 11-December 11. One of the swatting attacks led to the death of a driver: as a police officer was responding to a call for an emergency at the home of U.S. Rep Marjory Taylor Greene (R-GA), the patrol vehicle collided with another car, killing the driver. At least ten Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut to Maine also reported being targeted by swatting calls and fake bomb threats in the weeks surrounding the Thanksgiving Holiday. And there are signs that political anger is metastasizing from harassment to attacks: on December 10, Capitol Police arrested a man after he assaulted U.S. Rep Nancy Mace (R-SC) near her office on Capitol Hill. Politically motivated threats and violence are continuing well after the elections in November.
Business Executive
| Location: New York, NY | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 4, 2024: United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson died after suffering several gunshot wounds in a premeditated attack outside. The shooter had pre-positioned himself outside the Hilton Hotel in Midtown Manhattan earlier in the morning, anticipating Mr. Thompson’s attendance at a shareholder conference at the hotel. Emergency responders rushed Mr. Thompson to the nearby Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Police arrested the suspect in Altoona, PA on December 9. The suspect has received an outpouring of support from members of the public, who feel his murder was justified due to grievances against health insurance companies.
| Location: Maple Grove, MN | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Home |
December 4, 2024: The widow of Brian Thompson received bomb threats at her home within hours after the killing of the United Healthcare CEO, as indicated by police documents and property records. The Maple Grove Police Department determined the threats were unfounded, stating that no devices or suspicious items were found during the investigation. The case remains under active investigation, though authorities believe the incident was a hoax.
| Location: Mexico City, Mexico | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 4, 2024: Gunmen fatally shot Jesús Pérez Alvear, a concert promoter linked to a drug cartel, at a restaurant in Mexico City’s Polanco neighborhood. The attackers confirmed his identity before firing 10 shots and fleeing on a motorcycle. Paramedics pronounced Pérez dead at the scene. Authorities later announced that federal investigators would handle the case, with the National Guard and Army securing the site.
| Location: Manchester, UK | Tactic: Stalking | Venue: Office |
December 6, 2024: Police in Manchester and Kent are investigating stalking and surveillance allegations involving current and former executives of fashion retailer Boohoo. The claims include incidents targeting co-founder Mahmud Kamani, CEO Dan Finley, and former CEO John Lyttle. Boohoo reported potential surveillance equipment discovered outside its Manchester headquarters to the Information Commissioner’s Office. Both police forces confirmed ongoing investigations but have made no arrests.
| Location: Chicago, IL | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Public Area |
December 10, 2024: Chicago police issued an alert after three North Side businesses reported vandalism on their property, including the phrase, “Kill your CEO,” written in white spray paint on the exterior walls. The incident was likely in reference to the December 4 murder of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson.
| Location: Lakeland, FL | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 12, 2024: Florida police charged a woman for allegedly threatening a healthcare company using similar language to that which was written on bullets used in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The FBI alerted Lakeland Police after the perpetrator reportedly called BlueCross BlueShield to complain about denied insurance claims. In the recorded call, the perpetrator stated, “Delay, deny, depose. You people are next.” The perpetrator faces a charge of “Written Threat to Kill or Injure—Conduct a Mass Shooting or an Act of Terrorism.”
| Location: Houston, TX | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 12, 2024: A Texas man violently threatened Capital One’s executive team via email concerning a dispute over a $543 debt he owed the bank. According to the FBI affidavit, the suspect vowed to come “after your executive team personally” and implored them to call him “before I do things that are unforgivable and will make your executive team question their life choices.” In the email, the suspect also threatened to “show up to one of their locations with a machete and gasoline.”
| Location: Ravenna, MI | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Office |
December 17, 2024: A Michigan man was arraigned on charges of assault with intent to murder and fleeing police after allegedly stabbing the president of Anderson Express during a morning meeting. Court documents state the perpetrator entered the conference room with a knife, attacked the president, and fled the Fruitport Township facility before being arrested less than an hour later in Ravenna. The victim underwent surgery and is expected to make a full recovery.
| Location: New York, NY | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Home |
December 27, 2024: Vandals targeted Jeffrey Epstein’s former Upper East Side mansion, defacing it with red spray paint and phrases associated with Luigi Mangione, the accused UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murderer. The messages included, “Free Luigi,” “They Fear The People,” and “Deny, defend, depose,” which were linked to the attack. The incident highlights the need for robust perimeter security and surveillance to deter similar acts of vandalism or unauthorized access.
Celebrity
| Location: Mohali, India | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
November 13, 2024: Police arrested an unidentified person for making an extortion threat against Punjabi singer, Ranjit Singh Bawa. Bawa’s manager said that the singer received the threat on a number that they shared on social media platforms to make bookings. The singer ignored the first call from the unknown number via the messaging platform, WhatsApp, but later received a voice message threatening “dire consequences if we did not pay the extortion amount.” Local police afforded the singer elevated protection after a series of criminal extortion threats against Indian entertainment figures in recent months.
| Location: Scottsdale, AZ | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
November 24, 2024: A fight broke out at Houston’s restaurant near McDonald Drive and Scottsdale Road around 7:30 p.m., ending in a nearby CVS parking lot. Former NHL player and podcaster Paul Bissonnette claimed, on an episode of the Spittin’ Chiclets podcast, that he intervened when a man got physical with a restaurant employee. Released on December 10, footage shows the altercation inside the restaurant, its escalation outside, and its conclusion at CVS.
| Location: Wuppertal, Germany | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 2, 2024: German prosecutors allege that a former member of Michael Schumacher’s security team, stole 1,500 photos and 200 videos in a €15 million blackmail scheme. The perpetrator reportedly took revenge after learning he would be fired and accessed the materials from the Schumacher family’s home in Switzerland. He conspired with his tech-savvy son and a nightclub bouncer to demand a ransom, threatening to release the stolen content on the dark web. The plot was uncovered after the bouncer’s call on June 3, followed by ransom emails. Swiss authorities traced the call, leading to the trio’s arrest on June 19.
| Location: Vallejo, CA | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Public Area |
December 3, 2024: British indie rock band Sports Team suffered a robbery on the first stop of their U.S. tour, losing their “passports, stage equipment, and personal belongings” in the process. While the group was having breakfast at a Starbucks, they were alerted by a bystander that someone was breaking into their tour van. When they went outside to investigate with some of their crew members, they quickly turned back after the robber brandished a gun. No officers were sent to investigate the robbery; the police contacted by the band directed them to “fill out an online form” detailing the matter.
| Location: Seville, Spain | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 3, 2024: The home of Spanish professional soccer player, Valentin Barco, was burglarized. A video featuring the ransacked house after the burglary, as well as security camera footage capturing two thieves, was posted by Barco’s partner on Instagram. The partner noted that there was only one employee who could have known where she and Barco were and that they left the premises well before the burglary took place. The couple filed a complaint with the police, who continued to investigate the situation.
| Location: Los Angeles, CA | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 4, 2024: The Residential Security Team (RST) at Tyler Perry’s Los Angeles home prevented an attempted burglary thanks to a thermal imaging camera system installed at the property. TMZ published images of the suspects moving through the brush along the perimeter of the property. The four intruders fled when the RST confronted them. The RST retrieved a bag in a nearby ravine that contained bolt cutters, a crowbar, and a power saw consistent with tools used by home burglary crews. LAPD responded to a call for an attempted robbery after the intruders had fled. There have been no reports of arrests. Mr. Perry was not home at the time and was attending an award ceremony in his honor. The ceremony had been widely publicized months in advance, which could explain the timing of the attempted burglary.
| Location: Mumbai, India | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Other Restricted Area |
December 4, 2024: A man was arrested for trespassing on the set for a film starring Bollywood actor Salman Khan. The perpetrator alleged that he was connected to gang leader Lawrence Bishnoi and that he would inform him of the film crew’s confrontation. Bishnoi’s gang, as well as others associated with the gang, have subjected Khan to a number of threats throughout the year, ranging from ransom threats to killings of politicians allegedly close to Khan.
| Location: Cincinnati, OH | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 9, 2024: The home of professional American football player, Joe Burrow, was broken into and burglarized during a Monday Night Football game. The incident was reported by one of Burrow’s housekeepers. Police attempted to piece together surveillance footage of the incident from neighbors and continue to investigate the situation. Burrow’s home robbery is one of an increasing number of acts of burglary targeting professional athletes.
| Location: Los Angeles, CA | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 13, 2024: During a dinner at a Beverly Hills restaurant, an individual at another table threw a glass that struck actor Jamie Foxx in the mouth, injuring him. Foxx received stitches and is recovering. Beverly Hills Police responded around 10 p.m. to a report of a possible assault with a deadly weapon but determined it was a physical altercation. Officers documented the incident as battery and made no arrests.
| Location: Vienna, Austria | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 14, 2024: Professional soccer player for Rapid Vienna, Guido Burgstaller, was assaulted by an unknown man and fractured his skull upon falling to the ground. Burgstaller is expected to be sidelined for several months to recover. Authorities continue to investigate the situation.
| Location: Los Angeles, CA | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 15, 2024: LAPD responded to reports of a home invasion at the residence of actress Sophia Bush located in the Hollywood Hills neighborhood. Law enforcement reported that the suspect(s) made entry through a garage door. Ms. Bush, reportedly asleep at the time of the break-in, discovered approximately $36,000 worth of items had been stolen. Law enforcement stated that the incident came to light when one of Bush’s employees arrived at the residence, noticed the garage door was ajar, and reviewed the security footage. The footage revealed the thief entering the property. The investigation remains ongoing.
| Location: Wesley, MA | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 15, 2024: The home of Boston Celtics player Jaylen Brown’s mother suffered an attempted break-in. A window on the home was broken, but the perpetrator(s) fled when they realized the home was still occupied. Investigators believe the perpetrators may have confused Brown’s home address with his mother’s.
| Location: London, UK | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Other Restricted Area |
December 18, 2024: American Hasidic singer Benny Friedman was forced to cancel his concert at the Clapham Grand after the venue declined to host him citing security concerns over “negative messages and reviews.” Friedman denounced The Clapham Grand, claiming their decision was a “manifestation of antisemitism” rather than a response to security concerns regarding bad actors. Another nearby venue, The Lighthouse Theatre, offered to host Friedman instead in response to the situation.
| Location: Dublin, Ireland | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Home |
December 18, 2024: One of pop star Rihanna’s former bodyguards was injured in their home after unknown assailants targeted it with gunfire. A few days prior, the bodyguard claimed he had a €15,000 ($15,632) bounty on his head and that the Irish Gardaí were not taking the matter seriously. The Gardaí continue to investigate the incident and are actively looking for witnesses.
| Location: Norrköping, Sweden | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 19, 2024: Swedish rapper Gaboro, real name Ninos Moses Khour, identified as Ninos Khouri, died from gunshot wounds in a multi-story parking garage in Norrköping, southwest of Stockholm, according to local media reports. Law enforcement announced they are treating the case as a suspected murder and continue to investigate. Mr. Khour released his music independently or through smaller or digital-only labels.
| Location: Los Angeles, CA | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Home |
December 20, 2024: A judge in Los Angeles granted Fleetwood Mac guitarist Lindsey Buckingham a five-year restraining order, effective until December 2029, against a 53-year-old woman who has allegedly stalked and harassed his family since 2021. Buckingham presented evidence, including photographs left at his home and an audio recording, prompting the court to issue the protective order. On November 3, the woman falsely called 911, claiming Buckingham’s son was in danger and reporting gunshots at his residence. The hoax led police to briefly detain Buckingham before uncovering the false report. In recent months, the woman repeatedly approached the family’s home, left photos, loitered in her vehicle, and falsely told police she was Buckingham’s daughter.
| Location: Los Angeles, CA | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 21, 2024: UPDATE — fitness influencer Miguel Angel Aguilar succumbed to wounds sustained from a shooting this past September. Since his admission to the ICU, the four perpetrators who contributed to the murder of Aguilar have been arrested and charged with “attempted murder, attempted robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon.” One of the perpetrators was critically wounded during the murder and succumbed to their own wounds shortly thereafter.
| Location: Dallas, TX | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Public Area |
December 26, 2024: Sarah Jane Ramos, fiancé of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott, had $40,000 worth of luxury items stolen from her unlocked car while attending a Pilates class in Dallas. Stolen items included designer handbags, cash, and computer software, with her credit cards later used fraudulently. The incident aligns with FBI warnings about organized theft groups targeting professional athletes, emphasizing the need for enhanced security measures.
| Location: Dallas, TX | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 27, 2024: Burglars targeted the Dallas home of Dallas Mavericks NBA player, Luka Doncic, on the evening of December 27. No one was home during the incident. Police report that the thieves stole approximately $30,000 worth of jewelry. The investigation is ongoing, marking the latest in a string of break-ins at the homes of high-profile athletes.
| Location: Los Angeles, CA | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 27, 2024: Last week, burglars targeted actor Simu Liu‘s Los Angeles residence by smashing a glass door around 11 p.m. on December 27. Security immediately alerted the authorities, who searched the home but found no suspects. Mr. Liu, who was not present during the break-in, reported no valuables on-site due to ongoing renovations. This incident adds to a growing trend of celebrity home burglaries.
| Location: Santiago, Chile | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 28, 2024: UPDATE — Police in Chile recovered three watches belonging to actor Keanu Reeves that were stolen from his Los Angeles home in December 2023. Specifically, a Rolex Submariner watch—engraved with a custom message to the actor’s work on the movie, John Wick, was recovered in eastern Santiago during a police operation linked to a series of local robberies. The police activity that recovered Mr. Reeves’ watch could indicate a larger international effort to crack down on international theft rings that are known to travel to southern California and target high-net worth individuals.
| Location: Morocco | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 31, 2024: Noa Cohen, the Israeli actress who plays Jesus’s mother in Netflix’s movie, Mary, revealed that she received multiple death threats during production in Morocco from January-March 2024. Cohen revealed that she received social media messages from Moroccan profiles threatening her and claiming to know what hotel she was staying at. Cohen revealed the nature of the threats during an Israeli television program interview that aired December 31.
Federal Government
| Location: Windsor, UK | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Home |
November 28, 2024: U.S. Representative Jared Golden (D-Maine) received a bomb threat at his home on Thanksgiving Day. The emailed threat was signed, “MAGA.” Golden was one of ten Democratic leaders in the New England region who reported receiving threatening communications since late November.
| Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 2, 2024: Argentinian Minister of Security Patricia Bullrich was threatened, alongside Santa Fe Province Governor Maximiliano Pullaro, by four armed and hooded men in a video that has circulated on social media. The men claimed that they would “leave dead people all over the capital of Buenos Aires and Santa Fe” due to alleged poor treatment of children and prisoners. Bullrich identified the men in the video as “narco-terrorists” and affirmed ongoing efforts to identify the suspects and their affiliations. Additionally, the Province of Santa Fe has raised the security alert level and strengthened protection for government officials.
| Location: London, UK | Tactic: Stalking | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 5, 2024: A Liverpool woman was charged with stalking former Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne for over a year. The woman consistently sent unsolicited emails and messages over social media to Osborne and his wife. Notably, the woman also filed “false referrals” to a children’s charity regarding Osborne.
| Location: Westford, MA | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Home |
December 7, 2024: Democratic U.S. Representative Lori Trahan was targeted by a bomb threat made to her residence. No one appears to have been harmed by the threat. Trahan issued an official statement on social media condemning the threat as well as affirming that she is cooperating with MA State Police and U.S. Capitol Police as they investigate the incident.
| Location: Rome, GA | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Home |
December 9, 2024: A police officer hit and killed a civilian pulling out of a private lot while responding to a bomb threat at U.S. Representative Marjory Taylor Greene‘s residence. No threat was discovered and it was later confirmed to be a hoax. The threat was made via email, depicting a bomb and pro-Palestinian sentiment. Of note is that the email was traced to a Russian IP address. The investigation continues.
| Location: Boston, MA | Tactic: Harassment | Venue: Home |
December 9, 2024: Democratic U.S. Representative Ayanna Pressley was the victim of a fraudulent bomb threat targeted at her residence. Pressley remained unharmed and condemned the attempt afterwards. It is unclear to what extent this event was connected to the threat made against fellow MA Rep. Lori Trahan the prior weekend.
| Location: Veracruz, Mexico | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 9, 2024: Benito Aguas Atlahua, Mexican congressman of the Ecologist Green Party of Mexico, was murdered in the state of Veracruz. Atlahua was shot by unknown assailants while travelling through the municipality of Zongolica and died from his wounds shortly thereafter. Authorities have not yet issued any information on the number of perpetrators nor their motives.
| Location: Washington, D.C. | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Office |
December 10, 2024: South Carolina Republican U.S. Representative Nancy Mace sustained minor injuries after an individual assaulted her in a congressional office building. The assailant allegedly opposed Rep. Mace’s anti-transgender policy stance. Capitol police arrested the perpetrator, who was charged with “assaulting a government official.” An investigation of the incident is ongoing, with authorities confirming that the perpetrator “passed through standard security screening” prior to the assault. Rep. Mace denounced the attack on social media.
| Location: Springfield, IL | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 10, 2024: An Illinois man was charged for recently posting death threats on social media targeting Joe Biden, Jill Biden, Barack Obama, and Alejandro Mayorkas, among others. The man was also observed threatening Mayorkas on an X broadcast. The perpetrator was detained following a hearing on December 18th and potentially awaits a psychiatric exam to help determine his ability to stand trial.
| Location: Kollam, India | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 11, 2024: Kerala State Police arrested two young men for robbing one of the residences of former actor and current Lok Sabha MP Suresh Gopi. A relative of Gopi‘s alerted the police when they found the house ransacked, after which the police easily apprehended the perpetrators after identifying them on CCTV footage. When they were interrogated, it was revealed that the perpetrators had already stolen items from an outhouse on the property an unspecified amount of time before robbing the house proper.
| Location: Moscow, Russia | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Home |
December 17, 2024: An explosive planted outside an apartment complex killed Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov and his assistant. Kirillov was the leader of the Russian military‘s radiological, chemical, and biological weapons unit. The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) claimed responsibility for the attack amid the investigation, having “charged [him] with the use of banned chemical weapons during Russia’s invasion of [Ukraine].”
| Location: Falls Church, VA | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 17, 2024: An Egyptian national, attending local George Mason University, was arrested as a suspect for a planned terror attack against the Consulate General of Israel in New York City. The perpetrator had a history of running various social media accounts championing radical Islamist organizations and antisemitic violence. After receiving a tip from local police, an FBI informant became close to the perpetrator, who eventually instructed the informant on how to carry out the attack plans.
| Location: Isle of Wight County, VA | Tactic: Other Crime | Venue: Home |
December 17, 2024: Upon the arrest of a Virginia man, the FBI located a massive cache of over 150 improvised explosive devices on his 20-acre farm. The devices were found in a “detached garage” and in a backpack in the perpetrator’s room; additionally, materials used for making the devices were also found in the suspect’s refrigerator. Investigation into the suspect began in early 2023, when a neighbor reported that he was stockpiling weapons. The neighbor also revealed that the suspect had used photos of President Joe Biden for target practice.
State Government
| Location: Acapulco, Mexico | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 11, 2024: Gunmen fatally shot Edmundo Román Pinzón, a state criminal court and appeals court judge, outside a court building. The Guerrero Prosecutor’s Office is reviewing security camera footage to identify the perpetrators and the investigation is ongoing.
| Location: Charleston, WV | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 12, 2024: Police arrested delegate-elect, Joseph de Soto, on suspicion of threatening to kill several state lawmakers in response to a conflict over his position in the GOP caucus. De Soto, allegedly targeted several state lawmakers, including West Virginia House Speaker, Roger Hanshaw.
Local Government
| Location: Los Angeles, CA | Tactic: Verbal/Written Threat | Venue: Communication Channels |
December 18, 2024: Los Angeles Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Brian Williams has been accused of making a fraudulent bomb threat to the Los Angeles City Hall earlier in the year, following investigations from the LAPD and FBI. Initially, the LAPD investigated the incident but turned the case over to the FBI due to the LAPD’s “working relationship with Williams.” In response to the Deputy Mayor’s potential connection to the threat, he has been placed on administrative leave.
Community Leader
| Location: Conakry, Guinea | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 3, 2024: In Guinea’s capital, men dressed in security forces uniforms abducted investigative journalist Habib Marouane Kamara, editor-in-chief of lerevelateur224.com. Kamara was en route to meet a businessman and a friend in Conakry when the incident occurred. Witnesses reported that the men stopped Kamara’s vehicle, broke the rear windshield, and forcibly removed him. They beat Kamara with batons until he lost consciousness before placing him in their truck and driving away. Kamara’s friend, also taken briefly, was later released and has since gone into hiding. Kamara’s wife and lawyer have been unable to contact him since the abduction.
| Location: Grand Junction, CO | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 18, 2024: A Colorado man was arrested for harassing and assaulting a news reporter. The perpetrator, a taxi driver, followed the reporter’s vehicle for about 40 miles. While they were at a stoplight, the perpetrator notably exclaimed, “This is Trump’s America now! I’m a Marine and I took an oath to protect this country from people like you!” Upon arriving at the news station, the perpetrator chased the reporter down and put him in a headlock, preventing the reporter from breathing for a significant amount of time. The perpetrator is set to appear in court on January 2nd, potentially facing formal charges for “bias-motivated crimes, second-degree assault and harassment.”
| Location: Chilpancingo, Mexico | Tactic: Attack | Venue: Public Area |
December 24, 2024: The organizer of an annual Christmas fair in Chilpancingo was assassinated during the event. One other bystander was killed and another sustained wounds during the assassination. No information on motives has been divulged yet, but it is believed that the organizer may have been a victim of extortion from the city’s feuding local gangs, the Tlacos and the Ardillos.