Overview

• The administrative director of Los Cabos’ municipal security department was intercepted by an armed group and fatally shot at the intersection of streets Q and F in the Villa Bonita neighborhood on Sunday morning, authorities said.
• Paramedics responded after reports of gunfire around 9:58 a.m. and found him without vital signs, according to the state prosecutor’s office.
• State Criminal Investigation agents and forensic personnel processed the scene, and the state prosecutor opened a case to identify and detain those responsible.
• The Los Cabos municipal government publicly condemned the killing and pledged cooperation, while the governor and the mayor had not issued statements at the time of reporting.
• The attack is the fourth killing of a senior security or justice official in Baja California Sur since April, and local media have reported prior narcomantas naming Ojeda.