Overview

• Former Las Minas mayor Melquiades Alarcón Caro and one of his sons were fatally shot Thursday morning on the Zomelahuacan–Pueblo Nuevo road in central Veracruz.
• Initial reports indicate an emergency call at 9:22 a.m., with municipal police finding the bodies and placing the attack near 8 a.m.
• Forensic teams recovered about 40 high-caliber shell casings at the scene, and authorities said the assault appeared premeditated.
• The Secretaría de Seguridad Pública, Policía Ministerial and forensic services secured the area, opened an investigation and began regional operations, and authorities have not announced any detentions.
• Proceso reports at least 12 killings of political actors and ex-officials in Veracruz in 2025, and residents voiced skepticism about the January death of another son after he was reported missing.