Overview

• Heras was ambushed outside Casa Créala in Mexicali as he arrived to work, with two men posing as street cleaners asking for water before beating him and telling him to “bajar de huevos.”
• The Baja California attorney general confirmed the detention of an active Mexicali municipal officer identified as Hugo “N” and his brother following the AEI raid, with firearms located at the site under registry review.
• Authorities say the motive remains under investigation, no line of inquiry is ruled out, and details are being reserved to protect due process.
• Paramedics from the Cruz Roja treated Heras, who is reported out of immediate danger, as the State Human Rights Commission opened an investigation and requested protective measures.
• Heras expressed distrust of assigned protection and said he wants the person who ordered the attack identified, while state leaders and press groups publicly condemned the aggression.