Overview
- Armed assailants stormed the gym and opened fire on José Luis García Domínguez, known as “Matute,” who died at the scene.
- The facility is reported as his property, and he was there off duty as part of his routine.
- Veracruz activated its Code Red protocol, drawing a large deployment of state police and Navy units to secure the area.
- Fiscalía investigators processed evidence at the site, and no detentions have been reported as the attackers escaped.
- The killing follows recent gruesome discoveries in the region, including a mutilated IPAX officer and a decapitated body, and recalls prior attacks on local police leadership.