2 Colombian Musicians Found Dead Near Mexico City
Authorities launched a homicide investigation after the bodies of two Colombian musicians were found in the State of Mexico, amid concerns over cartel violence and enforced disappearances.
- Colombian President Gustavo Petro asked Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum to help locate two missing Colombian musicians, Bayron Sanchez and Jorge Herrera, who disappeared on September 16 in Mexico City after visiting a gym.
- Authorities found the bodies of Sanchez and Herrera on September 17 in Cocotitlan, State of Mexico, and launched a homicide investigation into their deaths.
- A homicide investigation has been opened by Mexico City prosecutors, with initial reports identifying the bodies matching the missing musicians' descriptions.
- Petro confirmed the musicians' deaths, attributing them to an 'international mafia' linked to the ongoing 'war on drugs.
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The bodies of two Colombian musicians who went missing last week in Mexico have been found, authorities said on Monday, a day after Colombia's president made a plea to his Mexican counterpart to help find the artists.
The bodies of Bayron Sánchez and Jorge Luis Herrera Lemos, alias B-King and Regio Clown, were found lifeless in Mexico. The two Colombian artists participated in their first concert abroad.
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Colombian musicians Bayron Sánchez and Jorge Herrera, better known as B King and Regio Clown, who had disappeared six days ago in Mexico, where they were for a concert, were found lifeless. They reported it was confirmed by the Mexican authorities.
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