US EditionJalisco Councilwoman Shot Dead As Cartels Keep Targeting Public Officials In Sinaloa
- Jalisco councilwoman Cecilia Ruvalcaba was shot and killed early on May 9 at Teocaltiche Community Hospital by three armed men.
- Her killing follows recent violence targeting public officials amid a struggle between rival cartels controlling Jalisco's key smuggling routes.
- Ruvalcaba, a health worker and Citizens' Movement member, had run for municipal president during the 2023-2024 election but lost to Silvia Margarita Villalobos.
- Authorities found her body with multiple gunshot wounds and recovered shell casings; Jalisco's Attorney General said the investigation is ongoing.
- The killing intensifies concerns over cartel violence in Jalisco, with officials and residents facing persistent threats and forced displacement.
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Citizen Movement (MC), Cecilia Ruvalcaba Mercado, was executed while working as head of nurses at the Community Hospital in Teocaltiche. Since February there have been eight homicides of officials and five disappearances in that municipality. It has been 17 days since the Governor of Jalisco, Pablo Lemus, asked for a 45-day period to pacify Teocaltiche. Two public servants have been murdered since then. Cecilia was head of nurses and was in his …
Guadalajara, Jal., The councillor of Citizen Movement (MC) in Teocaltiche, Cecilia Ruvalcaba Mercado, 44, was shot and killed in the first minutes of Friday by “armed subjects who entered the community hospital,” where she served as head of nurses, announced the State Police.
The violence that bleeds Mexico has also struck hospitals. A group of gunmen broke into the nursing room of the Teocaltiche community hospital in the State of Jalisco this Friday morning and murdered the head of nurses, Cecilia Ruvalcaba, who had also competed for the municipal presidency, said Governor Pablo Lemus, who added that the authorities have begun investigations to clarify the crime and find those responsible. Ruvalcaba “was an exempla…
The violence does not stop in Teocaltiche, Jalisco, despite the request of the authorities for help. On Friday, May 9, Cecilia Ruvalcaba, council member and former candidate for the municipal presidency by Ciudadano Movement (MC) was murdered.The victim, 44 years old, was also head of nurses at Teocaltiche Municipal Community Hospital, where armed civilians entered to shoot him directly.With this new violent act, three municipal workers killed i…
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While working in a hospital in Teocaltiche, Nurse Cecilia Ruvalcaba, who was also a MC headmaster, was shot dead.
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