Incident Summary:

12/30/2018: An assailant opened fire on Maria Ascencion Cruz Torres in El Florido, Mazatepec, Morelos, Mexico. Torres, an alderwoman-elect and Morena party member, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201812300015

When:
2018-12-30

Country:
Mexico

Region:
North America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Morelos

City:
Mazatepec

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the El Florido area of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government of Mazatepec
Specific Description Proprietary Governor: Maria Ascencion Cruz Torres
Nationality of Target Mexico
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 2
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Mayor of a Mexican town is assassinated just 90 MINUTES after being sworn into office," MSN Philippines, January 3, 2019.
"Murdered to Morena's councilor in Mazatepec, Morelos," CE Noticias Financieras English, December 30, 2018.