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UAS moves night classes online after student killed in Culiacán

The Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa switched to distance learning for night classes in five central municipalities after a 17-year-old student was shot dead near the Law Faculty on September 2.

By Ximena Ruiz · 9w
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The Universidad Autónoma de Sinaloa changed its educational system from in-person to distance learning for night classes in five central municipalities following the assassination of a student.

The student, Alexis N, 17, was assassinated at gunpoint in front of a bus stop near the Law Faculty in Culiacán on September 2, 2026.

The university has not said how long the distance-learning measure will remain in effect or whether it will expand to other municipalities.

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