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Motorcycle Shootings in Tepito and La Mira Leave Two Dead as Probes Advance

Investigators continue evidence collection following the attackers' escape on motorcycles.

Overview

  • The Mexico City shooting occurred at Jesús Carranza and Fray Bartolomé de las Casas in Tepito, where paramedics found a man without vital signs and relatives forced them to load the body into an ambulance.
  • Police later intercepted the ambulance near Calle de Parcialidad, took custody of the unit, and notified the Fiscalía capitalina, which opened an investigative case.
  • Excélsior, citing journalist C4 Jiménez, identified the Tepito victim as Mario Alberto ‘N’, alias ‘El Karioka’, 33, and reported alleged drug ties and multiple gunshot wounds, details not confirmed by authorities.
  • In La Mira, Lázaro Cárdenas (Michoacán), a motorcyclist fired on a sedan, killing the driver and seriously wounding a 26-year-old woman before fleeing the scene.
  • La Voz de Michoacán later identified the deceased driver as Juan Manuel V. G., 36, who was driving a Chevrolet Impala, as the state Fiscalía continued its investigation.