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Mexican lawmaker found dead in his vehicle in Veracruz with gunshot wound

From Ta Nea · () Greek

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

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  • Mexican federal lawmaker Zeniazen Escobar was found dead in the driver’s seat of his car in Veracruz with a gunshot wound and a weapon nearby, local authorities said.
  • Veracruz Interior Minister Ricardo Ahued said officials could not provide further details and did not clarify whether the death was a homicide or suicide.
  • Escobar, 42, was a teacher, former union leader and former Veracruz education minister before winning a seat in Mexico’s federal Chamber of Deputies in September 2024.

Zeniazen Escobar, a member of Mexico’s federal Chamber of Deputies, was found dead in the driver’s seat of his car in Veracruz, with a gunshot wound and a weapon lying nearby.

Local authorities said the vehicle had stopped at the side of a road. Ricardo Ahued, Veracruz’s interior minister, said the death resulted from a shooting but declined to say whether it was a homicide or suicide. “The death was caused by a gunshot, we cannot give more details at this stage,” he said.

Escobar was 42. Before entering federal politics, he worked as a teacher, served as a union leader and held the post of Veracruz education minister from 2018 to 2021. He was elected to the federal chamber in September 2024.

The death occurred in Veracruz, one of Mexico’s most violent states, where criminal organizations linked to drug trafficking operate. Authorities have not publicly established whether those groups were connected to Escobar’s death.

The death was caused by a gunshot, we cannot give more details at this stage.

· Ricardo AhuedThe Veracruz interior minister described the cause of death while withholding further details and declining to classify it as homicide or suicide.
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