(FOX40.COM) — Tourists from the Sacramento region are among those stranded in Puerto Vallarta as violence continues to unfold in parts of Mexico following reports that cartel leader Nemesio Ruben Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” was killed during what Mexican authorities described as a capture operation Sunday in Tepalpa, Jalisco.
In the hours that followed, fires, roadblocks and reports of gunfire spread across several areas, including the popular tourist destination of Puerto Vallarta. Airlines cancelled multiple flights in and out of the region, leaving many visitors sheltering in place.
Kitty Sinatro, a Sacramento resident who was in Puerto Vallarta for a birthday celebration, said she and her husband were at a restaurant when the chaos erupted…