Crime scene investigators work on the web site the place the non-public secretary and an advisor to Mexico Metropolis’s mayor had been killed by gunmen on a motorbike, in Mexico Metropolis, Tuesday, Might 20, 2025. (AP Picture/Tristan Velazquez)
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MEXICO CITY — The private secretary and an adviser to Mexico Metropolis’s mayor had been shot useless Tuesday, authorities mentioned, within the worst assault towards public officers within the capital lately.
Mayor Clara Brugada — who holds the second strongest political submit within the nation to President Claudia Sheinbaum — mentioned in an announcement that her secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz had been killed within the Moderna neighborhood. The motive was below investigation.
Later, in a quick assertion to the press, a visibly upset Brugada mentioned she had labored with each for years. She vowed that her administration “will proceed its relentless battle towards insecurity.”
The assault occurred at round 7 a.m. when Muñoz and Guzmán had been in an Audi on a busy Mexico Metropolis thoroughfare. There have been 4 bullet holes clustered on the driving force’s facet of the windshield. One physique lay on the pavement.
Mexico safety analyst David Saucedo mentioned the killings had the hallmarks of an organized crime hit and he believes they had been meant to place strain on Brugada’s administration. He questioned why somebody as essential as Guzmán to Brugada didn’t have a safety element.
Sheinbaum condemned the killings and mentioned there wouldn’t be impunity. She mentioned she was not conscious of any threats towards Guzmán. Sheinbaum served as Mexico Metropolis’s mayor previous to profitable the presidency final 12 months. She and Brugada are allies within the Morena get together.
Homicides had been up barely in Mexico’s capital through the first quarter of this 12 months in contrast with the identical interval final 12 months.
