Overview
- Video recorded by neighbors shows the man climbing a pole in Juárez, Nuevo León, contacting high-voltage lines, briefly catching fire, losing consciousness, and falling onto a police vehicle.
- Municipal authorities later reported that he died following the electrical shock, contrasting with earlier local reports that he was hospitalized in grave condition.
- Local outlet El Norte identified the man as Érick, 21, though officials have not released a formal identification.
- Accounts in local media differ on motive, with reports suggesting he may have been attempting to steal copper cable or fleeing after an attempted residential robbery, which authorities have not confirmed.
- The incident is being discussed in the context of rising cable theft, with Nuevo León’s Penal Code imposing two to six years for such offenses and a federal proposal seeking harsher sanctions.