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Mora Family Nephew and Wife Killed in La Ruana as Relative Blames Los Viagras

The double killing has renewed complaints about weak security days after a high-profile visit by the federal security chief.

Overview

  • Local leader Lupe Mora said Alejandro Torres Mora and his wife were killed inside their home in Felipe Carrillo Puerto, known as La Ruana, after a community cultural event.
  • She rejected claims of a confrontation with the Army and alleged the assailants entered the house and belong to the criminal group Los Viagras.
  • Mora added that one attacker was believed wounded and taken to a hospital, while early reports also mention another injured person whose identity is unknown.
  • She publicly questioned the efficacy of recent federal and state security efforts, pointing to the visit by Omar García Harfuch to Apatzingán earlier in the week.
  • With these deaths, three members of the Mora family linked to the autodefensas movement have been killed since 2014, including Hipólito Mora in a 2023 ambush.