Overview

• Mayor Clara Brugada said three of those detained allegedly took part directly in the killings and the others handled logistics.
• Personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz were shot in Guzmán’s car on May 20 by gunmen on motorcycles in broad daylight.
• Authorities carried out the arrests at dawn in a coordinated operation involving local and federal forces as well as the army.
• Investigators continue to analyze forensic and surveillance evidence, and officials have not publicly identified a motive.
• The attack rattled a capital often viewed as relatively safer, and national leaders condemned the killings as the city’s ruling Morena party counted both victims among its ranks.