Overview
- Ximena Guzmán and José Muñoz were shot dead on the morning of May 20, 2025 on Calzada de Tlalpan in Mexico City while following a routine that investigators say assailants had surveilled.
- A Fiscalía reconstruction says the attackers tracked the victims for at least 20 days, attempted a failed hit on May 14, used at least six people and seven vehicles during the May 20 operation, and shot Guzmán eight times and Muñoz four times.
- Authorities reported investigative advances in mid-May 2026 that include 18 detentions and 10 formal imputations for feminicidio, homicidio and aggravated organized-crime association and identified operational participation by a criminal group active in Mexico City and the State of Mexico.
- Investigators have not publicly identified the intellectual authors of the crime or established a motive, and the probe faces cross-jurisdictional hurdles after one alleged implicated person was found dead in Morelos following a disappearance in the State of Mexico.
- Jefa de Gobierno Clara Brugada has publicly memorialized the victims and vowed continued pursuit of truth and justice while the crime site carries only a small banner, raising pressure on prosecutors to secure clearer answers and possible further charges.