Overview

• Two senior aides to Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada, Ximena Guzmán and José Muñoz, were fatally shot by motorcycle-riding gunmen in the Moderna neighborhood during rush hour.
• The attack occurred near the intersection of Calzada de Tlalpan and Napoleón Street, with Guzmán and Muñoz traveling in the same vehicle when they were intercepted and fired upon.
• Federal and city authorities are analyzing surveillance footage to identify the suspects, with one gunman reportedly fleeing on foot into the metro system while the other escaped on the motorcycle.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the killings, pledged full support to Brugada’s administration, and vowed those responsible would face justice, though no arrests have been made yet.
• The incident highlights escalating political violence in Mexico, where attacks on public officials have surged, with a record 661 municipal-level attacks reported last year.