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Mexican federal lawmaker found dead with gunshot wound

From Diario Libre · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Mexican authorities found federal lawmaker Zenyazen Escobar dead in his vehicle with a gunshot wound and a firearm nearby.
  • Veracruz Government Secretary Ricardo Ahued said officials could not yet determine whether the death was a homicide or suicide.
  • State prosecutors have opened an investigation, while authorities said the vehicle did not appear to have been attacked or forced to stop.

Mexican authorities found federal lawmaker Zenyazen Escobar dead inside his vehicle with a gunshot wound, while a firearm lay nearby. Escobar was 42.

Ricardo Ahued, secretary of government for Veracruz, said at a news conference that the death resulted from a firearm but that officials could not yet expand on possible explanations, including whether it was murder or suicide.

The death was caused by a firearm, we cannot expand on hypotheses.

· Ricardo AhuedThe Veracruz government secretary declined to say whether the death was a homicide or suicide.

Ahued said the vehicle did not appear to have been attacked or forced to stop. “It was not an attack because the car is off to the side, and there are no signs of greater aggression against the vehicle. It was internal,” he said.

The Veracruz state prosecutor’s office has begun an investigation. The body was found on the driver’s side of the vehicle.

It was not an attack because the car is off to the side, and there are no signs of greater aggression against the vehicle. It was internal.

· Ricardo AhuedHe described the condition of the vehicle and ruled out an apparent attack at that stage.
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Originally published by Diario Libre in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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