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

Investigators are tracing digital evidence to identify two men seen with him.

Overview

  • Cleaning staff discovered Brayan Nicolás Vicente Salinas deceased on Dec. 7 inside a rented unit on Paseo de la Reforma in the Tabacalera neighborhood.
  • Security footage shows he entered the apartment with two unidentified men the night before, and those men left before the body was found.
  • Journalistic reports say the suspects used his bank cards at a gas station and an Oxxo in the State of Mexico and sent urgent money requests from his WhatsApp account.
  • Mexico City’s prosecutor’s office opened a case and, with the city’s police, is reviewing building access records, CCTV and financial activity.
  • The autopsy has not yet established cause of death amid conflicting early reports about visible injuries, and authorities have announced no arrests.