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Mexico City Mayor’s Aides Killed in Targeted Motorcycle Attack

Authorities identify four suspects and analyze evidence in the assassination of two senior officials in a high-profile breach of the capital’s security.

Crime scene investigators work at the site where the personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City's mayor were killed by gunmen on a motorcycle, in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
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Police cordon off the area where Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada's private secretary, Ximena Guzman, and adviser, Jose Munoz, were killed in Mexico City, Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
A framed image of Ximena Guzmán, the personal secretary to Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada who was murdered a day earlier, adorns an altar during a wake at a funeral home in Mexico City, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Overview

  • Ximena Guzmán, Mayor Clara Brugada’s personal secretary, and José Muñoz, her adviser, were fatally shot in a coordinated attack on May 20, 2025, in Colonia Moderna, Mexico City.
  • The attack was carried out by gunmen on a motorcycle who intercepted the officials’ car, with forensic evidence pointing to significant premeditation and prior experience by the perpetrators.
  • Investigators have recovered a motorcycle, two vehicles, and clothing linked to the suspects, while surveillance footage is being analyzed to track their movements.
  • Mexico City Police and prosecutors have confirmed the involvement of at least four suspects but have yet to determine a motive behind the killings.
  • President Claudia Sheinbaum and Mayor Brugada have vowed justice, emphasizing a no-impunity stance as the investigation continues with federal and local collaboration.