Former Oaxaca Municipal President Attacked, Bodyguard Killed

Former municipal president of Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, Oaxaca, José Alberto Martínez Luna, was targeted in an armed assault that killed one of his bodyguards and injured another, along with a second police escort. The attack took place around 8:45 PM on the federal highway 175 near the San Juan Bosco intersection.

The Oaxaca Attorney General's Office confirmed that one bodyguard, identified by initials J. C. P., died at the scene. Martínez Luna and the second escort sustained injuries but are reported to be in stable condition. Authorities have initiated a coordinated, inter-institutional operation involving the State Investigation Agency, State Police, and the National Guard to capture those responsible.

This incident is part of a disturbing pattern of violence against local officials in Oaxaca. Just recently, on June 11, 2026, the current municipal president of Miahuatlán de Porfirio Díaz, César Figueroa Jiménez, was injured in an attack. Earlier in June, the municipal president of San Miguel Amatitlán, Joel Ángel Bravo Martínez, was assassinated, followed by the murder of the former municipal president of San Juan Quiahuije, Carlos Orocio, and his son on June 15. Additionally, PRD assemblywoman Isela Lizbeth González López was killed in Pinotepa Nacional on June 13.