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Veteran UABC Law Professor Emilia Ortega Shot Dead in Tijuana

Local attorneys denounce the killing, urging a thorough investigation.

Overview

  • Emilia Ortega Aceves, 59, was killed inside her car on November 18 in the Altamira neighborhood of Tijuana.
  • Reporters say the assailants were in a vehicle and have not been identified.
  • Ortega was a longtime instructor at UABC who specialized in civil, commercial, and family procedural law for more than three decades.
  • The Colegio de Abogados de Tijuana publicly condemned the attack and demanded justice on social media.
  • Authorities had not released information on possible motives or suspects as of publication, and the case remains under investigation with heightened concern over violence against women.