Three minors arrested in Tijuana for Didi driver's murder

Authorities in Tijuana have arrested three minors suspected of murdering a Didi ride-share driver in Mexicali. The suspects, aged 16, 15, and 13, allegedly hailed the ride from the Villaverde neighborhood to Satélite. During the journey, the 16-year-old and her 15-year-old brother, along with a 13-year-old friend, reportedly attacked the driver with a firearm, causing his death.

The group then allegedly transported the victim's body to the Villas del Colorado neighborhood, where they set it on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence. They fled the scene in the victim's car, which was later spotted and intercepted by state investigators in the Conjunto Urbano Universitario area.

Baja California's Attorney General, María Elena Andrade Ramírez, stated that the minors are accused of qualified homicide with treachery and advantage, vehicle theft, and crimes related to the burial and exhumation of a corpse. The victim, a retired military member who worked for Didi for additional income, was reportedly shot in the head at close range.

Andrade Ramírez detailed that the suspects used the stolen vehicle, which still bore bloodstains, and even recorded a video of the events with a cell phone. The minors will be prosecuted under the National Law on the Integral Criminal Justice System for Adolescents, facing maximum penalties of three to five years. The primary motive for the crime appears to be the theft of the vehicle.