Overview

• Police reports say the attack occurred around 6 a.m. Sunday between Huitzuco and Paso Morelos near the Los Timbres area.
• Omar Cárdenas, community commissioner of Tuzantlán, was shot dead while driving a black double‑cab pickup.
• Three women traveling with him were wounded and transported by security authorities to a hospital for treatment.
• Authorities described the assailants as armed civilians, and no suspects or motives were disclosed.
• Local media noted the group was returning from a baile and jaripeo tied to regional fiestas, and the mayor said the Expo Feria in Atenango del Río would proceed as scheduled.