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UASLP Dental Student, 23, Killed in Attempted Robbery Near Campus in San Luis Potosí

The Faculty of Dentistry urged a prompt, fair inquiry with stronger security around university facilities.

Overview

  • The victim was identified as Jorge Dávila Ramírez, a 23-year-old social-service intern in maxillofacial surgery at the UASLP Faculty of Dentistry.
  • The attack occurred late Friday near the Zona Universitaria Poniente, outside the faculty’s facilities.
  • Initial reports indicate armed assailants intercepted him during an attempted robbery, he resisted, and the attackers fled after shooting him.
  • Municipal police and paramedics took him to Hospital Central “Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto,” where he died shortly after arrival from gunshot wounds to the chest.
  • The faculty issued condolences and demanded accountability and enhanced patrols, while state and municipal authorities had not released official statements by Saturday afternoon.