Overview
- Authorities verified the victim’s identity through fingerprint analysis as Óscar Medina, known as “El Panu,” killed on December 21 inside the Luau restaurant in the Zona Rosa.
- Investigators describe Medina as a security chief for the Los Chapitos faction and for Iván Archivaldo Guzmán Salazar within the Sinaloa Cartel.
- According to the case file, a shooter in dark clothing with a cap and face covering approached as Medina dined with relatives and fired multiple times, also injuring another person.
- The FGJCDMX opened a qualified homicide case, and SSC and PDI personnel secured the area, collected evidence and continue efforts to identify suspects and determine motive.
- The body was initially recorded at the forensic institute under the name “Óscar Ruiz,” a misidentification later corrected by forensic examination.