Overview
- The subdirector was shot while driving home after his shift on the Morelia–Maravatío road near San Isidro, his red Nissan overturned, and he died at the scene.
- The state prosecutor’s office opened a case file and forensics teams collected evidence at the site, with the body transferred to the medical examiner for a lawful necropsy.
- The Michoacán government and state police increased operations in the area, installing inspection modules along the route and conducting aerial searches.
- Authorities have not announced arrests or publicly confirmed investigative leads as initial inquiries continue.
- Some reports differ on the victim’s middle name (Víctor Daniel vs. Víctor Manuel Velázquez Castillo), and coverage notes the killing follows other recent regional attacks reported to involve local criminal cells.