Overview

• The state prosecutor’s office confirmed the killing and opened an investigation for qualified homicide, deploying investigative police and forensic specialists.
• The attack occurred on the Chilpancingo–Tlapa/Tixtla federal road in Tixtla near a car lot and a pozolería, close to a location used for a municipal security checkpoint.
• Authorities reported the body was found on the roadway with at least one gunshot wound to the head.
• Media reports differ on the time of the assault, with accounts citing around 6:00 p.m. and approximately 6:45 p.m. local time.
• No suspects, motive or arrests have been announced, and the victim was a current state social policy subsecretary and former mayor of Tixtla.