Overview
- Security chief Omar García Harfuch said one escort acknowledged firing at the attacker, the escorts are not detained, and they will be re‑summoned by state prosecutors.
- Authorities are investigating why the 17‑year‑old alleged shooter was fatally shot after being captured, with ballistic tests underway to assign the fatal rounds.
- The federal attorney general’s office is assessing whether to take over the homicide investigation from Michoacán’s state prosecutors.
- The government reported the national daily average of intentional homicides fell from 86.9 in September 2024 to 54.5 in October 2025, a 37% drop, alongside roughly 37,000 arrests and major drug and weapons seizures in 13 months.
- Seven states accounted for about 51% of homicides in January–October 2025, and the president announced a special plan for Michoacán as the Defense Ministry noted 70 federal escorts assigned to protect officials.