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Oaxaca Prosecutor: Grade Dispute With Student Is Main Line in Teacher’s Killing

Authorities are pursuing a student suspect under a feminicide investigation with no arrests announced.

Overview

  • Fabiola Ortiz, a guidance teacher at COBAO Plantel 06 in Putla Villa de Guerrero, was shot dead outside the campus on October 15 as she tried to enter.
  • State prosecutor Bernardo Rodríguez Alamilla said the principal line of inquiry centers on an internal conflict over a grade involving a student from the same institution.
  • Investigators report the case is advancing and say they are working to locate the student suspected in the attack, while withholding operational details.
  • The Oaxaca Fiscalía opened the case as feminicide after confirming the victim suffered gunshot wounds at the scene.
  • COBAO issued condolences and colleagues held a posthumous tribute on October 17, as officials ruled out a passion-related motive and vowed to fully clarify the case.