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Reynosa Councilor Found Dead in Mexico City Apartment as Authorities Seek Two Men

Prosecutors are reviewing security video to identify two men seen with him, with autopsy results pending.

Overview

  • Mexico City prosecutors opened an investigation and are analyzing security footage, testimony and building access logs.
  • Private cameras show Brayan Nicolás Vicente Salinas entering the apartment with two men who left before he was found, and police are working to identify them.
  • Preliminary reports suggest a possible drugging-and-robbery scheme, with cash, bank cards and his cellphone reportedly taken.
  • Accounts differ on visible signs of violence, and the official cause of death will be determined by the necropsy.
  • He was found inside a unit on Paseo de la Reforma in Cuauhtémoc, with one outlet reporting that cleaning staff discovered the body.