Overview
- State prosecutors opened investigation file 33129/UEIH/2025 and deployed a multidisciplinary team from the Specialized High-Impact Crimes unit.
- Initial findings indicate Medina was attacked with gunfire at a private residence in Santa Cruz Xoxocotlán on the morning of December 23 and died from his wounds.
- The Oaxaca Attorney General’s Office identified the victim as Erasmo Rodolfo Medina Ruiz, a former municipal president of Xoxocotlán.
- Local images showed the area cordoned off and the body at the residence entrance as forensic and investigative work proceeded.
- Authorities have not announced suspects or arrests, and the case remains under active investigation.