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Mexico City Lawyer David Cohen Dies After Shooting Outside Ciudad Judicial

Prosecutors say an 18-year-old is under guard as they pursue a homicide investigation.

Overview

  • Authorities confirmed Cohen’s death early Tuesday after he was shot at close range outside the judicial complex in Colonia Doctores.
  • A nearby Investigación police officer intervened, shot the alleged assailant, and detained him at the scene; the suspect remains hospitalized under custody.
  • Investigators seized a handgun and an unlicensed motorcycle and are analyzing surveillance footage to reconstruct the attack.
  • The capital’s prosecutor’s office corrected initial bulletins that prematurely reported Cohen’s death before formally confirming it overnight.
  • Officials have not identified a motive; a journalist’s claim that the suspect was promised 30,000 pesos and received a weapon from another person has not been verified by prosecutors.