Overview

• State prosecutors confirmed that Gabriela “Gaby” Mejía was shot dead in a direct attack in Colonia El Cariño while traveling in a vehicle.
• Preliminary reports say her brother was wounded and hospitalized, and authorities have not announced any arrests.
• The Colima attorney general’s office opened a case with a gender perspective, deployed investigators and forensics personnel, and coordinated with state and federal agencies at the scene.
• Governor Indira Vizcaíno condemned the killing and pressed for an exhaustive, expedited inquiry, while PRI leader Alejandro Moreno demanded a transparent investigation and punishment for those responsible.
• Mejía served as Cuauhtémoc mayor from 2021 to 2024, was a sitting councilor, and since June led ONMPRI in Colima, with reports noting she recently gave birth and leaves two young children.