In daylight at a baseball tournament, the sibling of the mayor of Amatlan, Veracruz, was brutally slain.
In a shocking turn of events, Joel Mendez Lopez, a businessman and former candidate for mayor, was shot and killed over the weekend in the municipality of Cordoba, Veracruz. The attack occurred inside the Salome Barojas baseball stadium, causing chaos among those attending the sporting event.
According to reports, Mendez Lopez was a candidate for mayor of Tezonapa in 2021, for the Social Encounter Party (PES). However, it appears that he is not a publicly recognized figure related to the Spanish Municipal Elections 2023, or there is no widely accessible information about his involvement in those elections.
Local authorities have already opened an investigation into the homicide of Joel Mendez Lopez, but no arrests have been made yet. No connection was established between this murder and the armed attack on a car dealership in Monterrey that left four men dead and two vehicles burned.
Meanwhile, Guillermina Méndez López, a member of the Morena party and elected mayor of Amatlán de los Reyes in the most recent elections, has not commented publicly on her brother's murder. She has also not been implicated in any way in the investigation.
In other news, hundreds marched in Mexico City to protest against gentrification. The Veracruz State Attorney General's Office is expected to announce progress on the case and possible lines of investigation in the coming days.
As for the speculation that Ovidio Guzman could be released in 5 years and live in the US as a protected witness, no further details were provided. The sources available pertain to unrelated topics such as Cuban political figures, constitutional reforms, and organizational information unrelated to Mexican politics or elections.
The attack on the Salome Barojas baseball stadium in Cordoba serves as a grim reminder of the ongoing violence and lawlessness in parts of Mexico. The investigation into Joel Mendez Lopez's murder continues, and we will update you as more information becomes available.
- Despite his involvement in local politics as a once-promising mayoral candidate, Joel Mendez Lopez's murder does not seem to have direct connections to the Spanish Municipal Elections 2023, making it a general-news story of concern.
- Additionally, with the ongoing investigation into Joel Mendez Lopez's murder, it remains unclear if his death could be associated with major political parties like Morena, or it could be linked to crime-and-justice incidents such as the violent attack on a car dealership in Monterrey.
