Overview
- Daniel Méndez Flores, mayor of Huamuxtitlán for the 2024–2027 term, died from a gunshot at his home in the Santa Cruz community, with local reports placing the death on Sunday night.
- The Fiscalía General del Estado de Guerrero confirmed his death and opened a carpeta de investigación to clarify how the shooting occurred.
- Family members and several local outlets say the weapon fired accidentally while Méndez Flores handled it, but state authorities have not officially confirmed that account.
- Agents from the Policía Investigadora Ministerial and personnel from Servicios Periciales were sent to the scene to carry out diligencias and collect physical evidence.
- The case raises fresh concern about municipal security and governance in Huamuxtitlán, a town that has seen multiple attacks on local politicians since the 2024 electoral cycle, and local rules indicate his elected substitute, reported as Ernesto Méndez Flores, would assume the mayoralty pending formal procedures.