Overview
- State security forces said they located a body in the Infonavit Las Fuentes sector after an anonymous call on Sunday, August 30, and that the person could be the subdirector of municipal transit.
- Local outlets have named the suspected victim as Miguel Antonio Zazueta Páez, but the Fiscalía has not yet completed forensic identification to confirm his identity.
- Initial reports said the body had gunshot wounds and that a message was left at the scene; authorities have not disclosed the message’s contents or announced any suspects.
- The Secretaría de Seguridad Pública of Sinaloa deployed a coordinated Grupo Interinstitucional of federal, state and municipal forces to reinforce patrols and continue investigative diligences.
- The killing follows a recent spike in factional violence in Escuinapa, includes other attacks and disappearances of local officials, and raises concern that municipal security personnel are being targeted, which could further unsettle local communities and complicate investigations.