Overview
- The attorney and activist was killed early on November 3 at his home on Calle Clemente Orozco near the corner with Morelos in San Patricio Melaque, Cihuatlán.
- One of his sons reported hearing multiple gunshots, and police and paramedics arrived and confirmed his death at the scene.
- The Jalisco Attorney General’s Office, through its Regional Vice-Fiscalía, has opened a homicide investigation.
- Authorities say a principal line of inquiry centers on his litigation work for the Ejido Emiliano Zapata, including allegations of dispossession tied to the Predio del Hotel Melaque.
- No suspects have been publicly identified, and local reports say the ejido obtained an amparo in January 2025 to halt construction at the disputed site.