Overview
- Security chief Omar García Harfuch reported the arrests of Samuel N and Josué Eligio N for alleged logistical roles, saying Samuel relayed the mayor’s itinerary and sent a confirming photo through a coordination chat.
- The Michoacán prosecutor said Yesenia Méndez, a close aide to the mayor and later to his widow, was required to give a statement and left free that night, even as the national detention registry still listed her as detained.
- Authorities attribute the November 1, 2025 shooting to a CJNG-directed plot led in part by Jorge Armando N, known as El Licenciado, identified through phone analysis, chat records and surveillance review.
- Forensics previously identified a 17-year-old as the gunman killed at the scene, while earlier operations netted alleged operatives including Ricardo Cliserio N, Jaciel Antonio N (El Pelón), Gerardo N and Alejandro Baruc N (El Kaos), along with seven bodyguards charged by omission.
- Officials say the investigation remains active with recent searches seizing communications equipment and other evidence, and they caution that figures on total detainees differ across reports.