According to reports on social networks and local media, the popular singer Julión Álvarez was caught in the middle of a shootout this Saturday in La Concordia, in the Mexican state of Chiapas, while he was on his way to his ranch at the time. for his brother, whom some left to die.
The singer's team confirmed the attack in a statement published on Álvarez's official account on the social network Instagram. However, contrary to reports that he was the target of the attack, the statement said that “it had nothing to do with it.”
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“We would like to inform you [de] that Julión Álvarez and his family are doing well,” the statement said.
“We clarify that Julión Álvarez was driving on the highway when two criminal groups got into a fight, so the singer has nothing to do with those involved in this fight,” he added.
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The statement ends with a request to the artist's fans to only pay attention to official statements from Álvarez or his press team.
Local media, citing Mexican newspaper El Financiero, reported that the shooting in the community of Benito Juárez between armed civilians and elements of the interagency group took place as the musician was on his way to his ranch to celebrate New Year.
The attack occurred in the community where Álvarez comes from.
Julión Álvarez suffers from aggression on stage.Getty Images
[Fiesta de 15 años en México termina en balacera y hay al menos seis muertos y 25 heridos]
“State security forces carried out operational measures after the confrontation, no injuries or deaths were reported,” El Financiero adds.
At midnight, troops from the Mexican army, the National Guard and the Chiapas police took control of the site but continued to carry out operational actions, the Milenio newspaper reports.
A Treasury Department investigation
In 2022, Álvarez reported that the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control removed his name from its blacklist after a lengthy investigation.
The singer has been under investigation since August 2017 alleged crime of money laundering. Álvarez's name was linked by the US agency to that of Raúl Flores Hernández, alias El Tío, a businessman allegedly linked to the Sinaloa cartel.
The Treasury Department accused the interpreter of “El Color de tu Ojos” of being a frontman of this criminal cell, but closed the investigation without official charges after having his accounts in the United States blocked for almost five years, his visa suspended and him being banned Entry had been banned from using the country's financial system.