A man was shot and killed Thursday afternoon inside a residence on Calle Ferrocarrileros in Ensenada’s Colonia Morelos II neighborhood. The shooting occurred on July 9, with emergency dispatchers receiving reports of gunfire at approximately 5:19 p.m.
Multiple security agencies and emergency responders arrived at the scene. Authorities found the victim dead from gunshot wounds inside the home. The victim has not been identified, according to Semanario Zeta.
Ensenada Homicides Up 26% in First Half of 2026
The killing comes during a sharp rise in homicides across Ensenada. According to El Vigía, citing figures from the Fiscalía General del Estado (FGE, or State Attorney General’s Office) and the Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana de Baja California (SSCBC, the state public safety agency), homicides increased 26% during the first half of 2026 compared to the same period in 2025.
Five homicides have already been recorded in Ensenada in the first nine days of July alone. The night before the Colonia Morelos shooting, a man was killed in the patio of a home on Calle Altamirano in Colonia Maestros, between Cuarta and Quinta streets.
Colonia Morelos Sees Repeated Violence
Colonia Morelos, located in Ensenada’s central urban area east of the downtown core, has seen multiple fatal shootings in recent months. In November 2025, a man was gunned down on Calle Roble in the same neighborhood after the C5 emergency center received reports of gunfire at 7:55 p.m. Officers found that victim lying on the pavement with gunshot wounds.
An earlier homicide in Colonia Morelos was also recorded in October 2024, when another man was killed on a public street in the neighborhood.
No arrests have been announced in connection with Thursday’s shooting. The scene was cordoned off by municipal police while investigators from state authorities processed the evidence.
This story was first reported by Semanario Zeta, with related data published by El Vigía.