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Probe Into Killing of Tijuana Lawyer Emilia Ortega Expands to Two Lines

Investigators report no arrests under pressure from bar leaders for a transparent, gender-aware case review.

Overview

  • The 59-year-old attorney and former UABC law professor was shot in her car around 8 a.m. on Nov. 18 at Mulegé and Cañón in the Altamira neighborhood of Tijuana.
  • Authorities say at least three assailants opened fire and fled in a white Suzuki that was later found abandoned nearby.
  • Forensic teams collected multiple 9mm and .45-caliber casings as detectives reinforced two active lines of inquiry informed by intelligence and analysis.
  • The state prosecutor’s office says the case remains active with witness interviews and contact with the victim’s family, and there are no detainees so far.
  • Bar associations condemned the homicide, called for the case to be investigated as feminicide, and some leaders demanded the resignations of the state prosecutor and the public security secretary.