Overview
- Investigators say Eduardo Valdovinos Padilla was shot while taking part in a public cabalgata in the Tenencia de Buenos Aires, Lázaro Cárdenas, and his body was later found in the bed of a white Ford F-150.
- The Fiscalía General del Estado deployed Policía de Investigación and Servicios Periciales to process scenes, seize a white Ford F-150 and a black Mercedes-AMG, and collect evidence as a formal homicide case was opened.
- Prosecutors told reporters that early interviews established the participation of one person as a probable participant in the attack but no arrests have been reported and the motive remains unconfirmed.
- Valdovinos was a 30-year-old owner of the paquetería Más Aprisa who had publicly announced his bid to coordinate Morena’s municipal efforts in Lázaro Cárdenas weeks earlier and was honored at a public tribute the morning after the killing.
- The killing drew federal attention with President Claudia Sheinbaum requesting a report from the Security Cabinet, raising questions about candidate protection and local security during the 2026–2027 electoral cycle.