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“He was just beginning to live when two bullets cut his life short”: Family demands justice for murdered UASLP student
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“He was just beginning to live when two bullets cut his life short”: Family demands justice for murdered UASLP student

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

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  • Gabriel Salvador Martínez Flores, a 21-year-old student at the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (UASLP), was fatally shot on August 7.
  • His family is demanding justice and urging authorities to thoroughly investigate the crime, emphasizing he was more than a statistic.
  • Martínez was a criminology student, an athlete in archery, and financially supported his family by selling food.
  • His aunt appealed to President Claudia Sheinbaum to act against violence, highlighting the profound grief her family is experiencing.

The family of Gabriel Salvador Martínez Flores, a 21-year-old student at the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosí (UASLP), is demanding justice after he was killed by two gunshots in the Rural Atlas neighborhood of San Luis Potosí city on August 7.

Salvador is not part of the crime statistics, because he was not, is not, and never will be a number.

— Martínez's auntIn a letter to President Claudia Sheinbaum, emphasizing the victim's individuality.

Martínez was a criminology student at the Faculty of Law and an accomplished archer, representing UASLP in sports competitions where he earned accolades. Originally from Mexico City, he also contributed financially to his family by selling breakfasts at the university and working at a market stall on weekends, aspiring to travel to Colombia.

His aunt penned an open letter to President Claudia Sheinbaum, imploring her to ensure Salvador's case does not go unpunished. "Salvador is not part of the crime statistics, because he was not, is not, and never will be a number," she stated, emphasizing his individuality. The letter also called for concrete actions to curb violence and prevent similar tragedies.

Salvador was a human being who was just beginning to live when two bullets cut his life short, when he was only 21 years old.

— Martínez's auntDescribing the tragedy of the young student's death.

The family is grappling with immense grief. "I am hearing the heartbreaking cry of my mother who is dying of pain and screaming to stop living. My sister is still in shock and has not yet grasped the magnitude of the tragedy she will have to deal with for the rest of her life," the aunt wrote, illustrating the devastating impact of the crime.

I am hearing the heartbreaking cry of my mother who is dying of pain and screaming to stop living. My sister is still in shock and has not yet grasped the magnitude of the tragedy she will have to deal with for the rest of her life.

— Martínez's auntDetailing the profound grief her family is experiencing after the murder.

San Luis Potosí Mayor Enrique Galindo Ceballos acknowledged having limited information on the case but pledged to increase security presence in the area where the murder occurred. He stated that the matter was being reviewed with the Secretary of Public Security and Citizen Protection.

I have little information on the matter, but we are going to work very hard in that area with the Secretary of Security.

— Enrique Galindo CeballosThe mayor of San Luis Potosí, responding to the murder.
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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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