Overview
- One person is in custody and several others remain under investigation, according to Attorney General Bryant Alejandro García Ramírez.
- Forensic analysis of the victim’s cellphones has produced information that investigators say strengthens the case.
- Investigators report that a residence Mejía used belongs to a person allegedly linked to organized crime who recently left the municipality.
- Authorities say the vehicle in which Mejía was killed is tied to a man known as “El Jarocho,” associated with a Jalisco-based group and killed in December 2023 outside the Hotel Costeño.
- Officials say they have identified additional suspects and that new evidence could lead to further arrest warrants.