The secretary of the mayor of Mexico City and an advisor murdered in the street – Liberation

We still do not know the reason for the attack, but the suspicions naturally carry towards drug traffickers. Personal secretary of the mayor of Mexico City and a local government advisor were killed this Tuesday, May 20 by armed men in the center of the Mexican capital in the middle of rush hour, the town hall announced.

In a statement relayed on X, the head of the city government, Clara Brugada Molina, said they were targeted « During a direct assault on the Calzada de Tlalpan (a large avenue connecting the center south of the capital) ».

According to the Mexican daily Excelsior,, « A person was found dead inside his vehicle Audi, who had at least four shot wounds. »

Ximena Guzmán and José Muñoz were members of the Morena party led by President Claudia Sheinbaumand in power in the capital; The personal secretary of the mayor of Mexico is also a relative of the state head. The latter said at her daily press conference that suspects of the attack was circulating on a motorcycle.

The mayor of Mexico City paid tribute to her murdered collaborator, « A wonderful woman, tireless, very good ”, As well as to the advisor, which she had known since he was a child. In a post published on X, she hammers that« There will be no impunity, officials will be arrested and will have to answer for their acts in court. »

Video-surveillance devices have captured the time of the attack. We see a man dressed in white shooting against the windshield of the vehicle led by Guzman.

Investigations are underway « To determine the reason for the attack », specify the Mexican police services. They are carried out in particular by « The staff of the City Security Secretariat of the City » and the « Prosecutor General (…) with the support of the Mexican government ».

« We will go basically and there will be justice »promised President Claudia Sheinbaum by presenting her condolences during her press conference.

The shootings and attacks are frequent in several Mexican states due to the presence of cartels but Mexico records lower levels of violence than elsewhere in the country. In April, the Mexican capital registered 78 victims of homicides. A total far from the 195 listed in Guanajuato, one of the states most struck by violence.