Overview

• Two armed attackers targeted Barajas inside a Zapopan car storage and fled on a motorcycle; his companion also died and a female employee was wounded.
• Barajas had gone to collect four vehicles sent from Sinaloa, which prosecutors have seized for forensic analysis and provenance checks.
• State authorities report no evidence linking the killing to a dispute between factions known as Los Chapitos and Los Mayitos.
• Investigators note Barajas moved to Jalisco less than a year ago citing insecurity in Sinaloa and say there are no recorded threats against him in Jalisco.
• A private funeral was held in Guadalajara, and images from the service circulated on social media as the case proceeds without reported arrests.