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Botanero Shooting in Jerécuaro Kills Mayor’s Husband and One Other, Two Wounded

State prosecutors are investigating under a coordinated security rollout with no arrests reported.

Overview

  • Gunmen opened fire inside the Los Sabinos botanero on Friday night along the JerécuaroCoroneo roadway, according to police and local reports.
  • Victims include Eduardo Olvera García, husband of Mayor María Isabel Acevedo Mercado, and another man who also died at the scene.
  • Two men were injured, including the mayor’s brother, Francisco Acevedo Mercado, who was transported for medical care.
  • Assailants fled after the attack, and authorities have reported no detentions while security forces conduct search operations.
  • The Guanajuato governor condemned the violence and ordered coordination with federal, municipal authorities and the state prosecutor, which processed the scene and opened a homicide investigation, with bodies transferred to Semefo for forensic examination.