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16-Year-Old Held After Security Guard Is Fatally Shot Inside Mexico City Bodega Aurrerá

Police traced the suspect via CCTV to a nearby tenement, placing him before a prosecutor.

Overview

  • The shooting occurred inside the Allende Street Bodega Aurrerá in the Centro area of Cuauhtémoc, according to the city’s police.
  • Store workers reported the youth tried to hide merchandise, pretended to leave, then drew a firearm and shot the guard in the nape.
  • Paramedics pronounced the guard dead at the scene, and the area was secured for ministerial and forensic procedures.
  • Using in-store video and C2 Centro support, officers tracked the escape route to a vecindad on República de Chile and detained the suspect after a brief chase.
  • The detainee was turned over to the Ministerio Público to define his legal status, as local merchants report increased robberies and assaults in the Centro Histórico.