Overview
- He was shot by armed men who entered his private ranch in the Xihuatlán community on Saturday night.
- Emigdio Galán Gutiérrez had taken command about 15 days earlier under the incoming municipal administration of Mayor Juan Martín González Gumercindo.
- The attackers escaped, and no detentions were reported despite patrols and checkpoints by state and federal forces in nearby areas.
- Security personnel secured the scene while the Veracruz State Prosecutor’s Office processed evidence and transferred the body to the medical examiner.
- Officials have not determined whether the attack was linked to his position, and the municipality has yet to announce who will assume the police command.