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Mexico Mobilizes Security Cabinet in Killings of Two Colombian Musicians

Mexico is coordinating a high‑priority probe with state prosecutors following Colombia's call for a swift investigation.

Overview

  • The bodies of Bayron Sánchez (B‑King) and Jorge Luis Herrera (Regio Clown) were located on September 17 in Cocotitlán, State of Mexico, and later identified through forensic comparisons and family recognition.
  • The State of Mexico prosecutor’s office is leading a homicide investigation coordinated with Mexico City prosecutors, the federal attorney general’s office and national security agencies on instructions from President Claudia Sheinbaum.
  • Authorities are examining a reported cartel‑style message at the scene attributed to La Familia Michoacana that accused the victims of being “chapulines,” with the alleged authorship not officially confirmed.
  • The musicians were last seen on September 16 after leaving a gym in Polanco, and their manager filed a missing‑persons report while noting no ransom demands were received.
  • Colombia’s president condemned the killings, its foreign minister pressed Mexico for celerity in a meeting with Mexico’s foreign minister, and Mexico’s foreign ministry pledged open cooperation as inquiries continue without announced arrests.