Overview

• Ximena Guzmán, Mayor Clara Brugada’s personal secretary, and José Muñoz, a senior adviser, were fatally shot in a targeted attack in the Moderna neighborhood on May 20, 2025.
• The attackers, described as two men on a motorcycle, fled the scene, with one reportedly entering the metro system and the other escaping on the bike.
• Authorities are reviewing surveillance footage and investigating potential motives, with security experts suggesting the attack may be linked to organized crime.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum and Mayor Brugada have condemned the killings, pledged full investigative support, and vowed that there will be no impunity for those responsible.
• This incident marks the most significant political assassination in Mexico City since the 2020 attack on then-police chief Omar García Harfuch, underscoring growing security concerns in the capital.