US EditionMexico City Mayor's Staff Targeted in Broad Daylight Shooting
- Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada's personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz were killed in a shooting on May 20, 2025, in the Moderna neighborhood of Mexico City.
- The attack took place early Tuesday morning at approximately 7:30 a.m. Local time, as gunmen riding a motorcycle opened fire on the black Audi SUV carrying Guzmán and Muñoz; authorities are still investigating the motives behind the shooting.
- Police cordoned off the area, and experts noted the killings resembled an organized crime hit, possibly intended to pressure Brugada's administration amid rising violence in the capital.
- An expert on Mexico's security noted that the attack bore signs typical of organized crime, while President Claudia Sheinbaum denounced the killings and vowed that those responsible would face justice without impunity.
- The incident underscores persistent violence in Mexico City, where homicides have increased slightly this year, highlighting challenges for Brugada's administration and regional security.
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2 Mexican officials assassinated: The Church expresses ‘profound consternation’
Police patrol in Mexico City. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa Puebla, Mexico, May 21, 2025 / 19:22 pm (CNA). The Mexican Bishops’ Conference expressed its “profound consternation” following the assassination of two senior officials of the Mexi... [...]
2 Mexican officials assassinated: Church expresses ‘profound consternation’
Police patrol in Mexico City. / Credit: David Ramos/ACI Prensa Puebla, Mexico, May 21, 2025 / 19:22 pm (CNA). The Mexican Bishops’ Conference expressed its “profound consternation” following the assassination of two senior officials of the Mexico City government, which occurred Tuesday in the Mexican capital.The victims of the shooting are Ximena Guzmán, private secretary to Clara Brugada, Mexico City’s mayor, and José Muñoz, adviser to the city…
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In Mexico, the personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City’s mayor were assassinated by gunmen on motorcycles in broad daylight Tuesday. Mayor Clara Brugada, who is a member of the ruling Morena party and is an ally of President Claudia Sheinbaum, confirmed the killings, saying her secretary, Ximena Guzmán, and adviser, José Muñoz, were shot dead in a “direct attack.” This came just hours after at least seven young men, including minors, we…
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