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Palizada Legal Officer Karina Díaz Shot Dead in Campeche Attack

State prosecutors say they opened an investigation into the ambush with no suspects publicly identified.

Overview

  • Karina Aurora del Jesús Díaz Hernández, 57, served as the municipal legal officer in Palizada and was affiliated with Morena.
  • She was attacked late on November 17 while driving in the El Cuyo community, where her vehicle was hit by multiple shots and crashed into a wall.
  • Authorities confirmed she died at the local hospital while receiving medical care after arriving roughly an hour after the shooting.
  • Press reports describe assailants as armed civilians and say at least nine shots were fired inside her vehicle.
  • The Fiscalía General del Estado de Campeche initiated investigative protocols, and coverage notes her background as a 2024 mayoral candidate and education commission president.