Overview
- Initial reports say gunmen intercepted his vehicle on a local road linked to state highway 22 near a stretch known as Carril La Bonita.
- He was driving a pickup when attackers fired at close range and fled the scene.
- Forensic personnel from the Vicefiscalía Científica examined the site, removed the body, and ordered transfer to the Servicio Médico Legista for autopsy.
- The Fiscalía General del Estado opened a case to identify those responsible, and authorities have not confirmed any leads.
- Cárdenas Govea was a former PRI regidor in Villa de Zaragoza who twice ran for municipal president and was previously sanctioned by the state electoral council over gender-violence findings tied to a municipal takeover episode.