A crime that seems taken from a narco-series script (but without the budget of Netflix)
Ah, Mexico City, where traffic isn’t the only thing that can kill you before breakfast. This Tuesday, around 7:00 AM—a time when many millennials still dream of canceling their alarms—two public servants, Ximena Guzmán and José Muñoz, were shot to death in the middle of the Tlalpan Causeway. Yes, the same place where you sometimes spend hours in traffic wondering why you didn’t move to Canada.
Crime: fast, violent and with political overtones
According to witnesses (and sources that sound more serious than our weekly horoscope), Ximena was driving a truck when she stopped to pick up José. At that moment, a guy—who clearly didn’t understand the “don’t shoot people before coffee” memo—attacked them. The result? Two lives cut short and another chapter in the book of capital violence that no one asked for.
The most ironic thing (besides the fact that the crime occurred in a busy area): the authorities streamlined the forensic procedures. In less than 12 hours! Something that normally takes days, as if the Mexican bureaucracy had drunk a Red Bull. The Institute of Forensic Sciences did its work at Turbo speed, although that does not bring back the victims, of course.
And while the relatives mourn their loss, the capital authorities released the classic: “there will be no impunity.” It sounds good, but its track record makes us think of that friend who always promises to arrive early and shows up three hours late. Of course, they sent their condolences, which, let’s be honest, are like gringo “thoughts and prayers”: they don’t change anything, but they look nice in the speech.
The awkward context that no one wants to mention (but we will)
The deceased were close to the Head of Government, which adds that touch of political drama that makes everyone look at each other with a look of “was this personal or professional?” For now, speculation is flying faster than a meme on Twitter, but without proof, it’s better not to play CSI: CDMX.
The only thing that is clear is that violence in the city does not discriminate: it does not matter if you are a public servant, student or TikTok influencer. And although the authorities insist that “they are working”, citizens continue to wait for that day when security is not just a nice word in electoral spots.
What’s next? Well, the same as always: vigils, hashtags, promises of justice and, hopefully, some progress before the algorithm of social oblivion deletes the case. In the meantime, we have to reflect (and share this note, because independent journalism also lives off your clicks).
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