Overview
- Carolina Flores Gómez, 27, was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head in her Polanco apartment, with investigators saying the shooting likely occurred on April 15 and was reported the next day.
- Prosecutors identified her mother-in-law, named in reports as Erika María or Erika Herrera, as the prime suspect, and they questioned husband Alejandro about the delay in calling authorities.
- A video obtained by Reforma and cited by multiple outlets purports to show the shooting inside the apartment and the immediate reactions of family members, though investigators have not publicly verified it.
- Reforma reported, as relayed by local and English-language outlets, that Mexico City authorities issued an arrest warrant for Herrera, and police have not announced any arrest.
- Baja California’s governor called for an urgent investigation, and women’s groups are pressing for a femicide classification, a legal category in Mexico for gender-motivated killings that can change how cases are investigated and punished.