US EditionFormer Beauty Queen, 27, Shot Dead in Mexico City; Mother-in-Law Eyed in Probe
Prosecutors are investigating the killing of Carolina Flores Gomez, 27, and say her mother-in-law is the prime suspect.
- On April 15, authorities found 27-year-old Carolina Flores Gomez dead from a gunshot wound in her Polanco home in Mexico City; prosecutors identified her mother-in-law, Erika Maria, as the primary suspect.
- Investigators are scrutinizing the timeline after discovering Carolina died a day before Alejandro reported the incident, raising questions about the delay in notifying authorities.
- Security personnel at the building reported hearing no gunshots or unusual activity prior to the discovery, while forensic teams and ballistics experts have scoured the apartment for evidence.
- Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Avila demanded a thorough investigation, stating "no crime against a woman should go unpunished" and expressing condolences to the family.
- The case reflects broader violence against women in Mexico, where government data shows more than 2,526 women were murdered between 1993 and 2023, with the United Nations reporting about 10 killed daily.
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Carolina Flores Gomez was shot 12 times in the face and neck - Video shows mother-in-law following daughter-in-law while screams are heard - Holding eight-month-old child, son asked his mother what she was doing
The Attorney General's Office in Mexico is investigating the death of Carolina Flores Gómez, former beauty queen at the Miss Teen Universe Baja...
Mexico City.- The Attorney General's Office of Justice of Mexico City already has an arrest warrant against Érika María, the mother-in-law of former beauty queen Carolina Flores, for the crime of femicide. According to ministerial sources, the statement of the young woman's husband and the video of the attack are part of the evidence for the Control Judge to grant this order. The crime occurred on April 15, but the husband of the victim and son …
Former beauty queen, 27, shot dead in Mexico City; mother-in-law eyed in probe
Mexican authorities are investigating the fatal shooting of a former beauty pageant winner in Mexico City, with the victim’s mother-in-law identified as the primary suspect.Carolina Flores Gómez, 27, who was married with an infant child, was found dead April 15 from a gunshot wound to the head inside an apartment in the upscale Polanco neighborhood, according to local media reports.
The Attorney General’s Office of Justice of Mexico City (FGJCDMX) reported that it investigates under the femicide protocol the murder of the ex-kingdom of bellaza, Carolina Flores. “Following the complaint filed on April 16, the institution initiated an investigation under the femicide protocol. Since that time, ministerial, expert and field investigations have been carried out in a continuous manner,” said the Prosecutor’s Office in a social n…
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