Cocopah Indigenous Leader Aronia Wilson Found Dead in Sonora

Initial investigations suggest motives related to Wilson's immediate circle; her political activities ruled out as a factor.

Aronia Wilson, a local Cucapah Indigenous leader, has been found dead in the northern Mexico border state of Sonora.
Members of the Cocopah Indian Tribe, known in Mexico as Cucapahs, also live across the border in Arizona, near Yuma.
Sonora state prosecutors are questioning a person of interest in Wilson's death.
Initial investigations point to motives related to Wilson's immediate circle of friends, family, or acquaintances.
In 2020, the Cocopah Indian Tribe complained about a border barrier on their land, which they said would cut access to tribal members in Mexico.