Shooting in Mexico City leaves at least one dead and injures mercantile leader and trans activist Diana Sánchez Barrios

2024-10-18 08:13:00

An armed attack in the historic center of Mexico City injured street vendor leader, former local representative and trans activist Diana Sánchez Barrios and caused the death of at least one of her companions.

The accident, which occurred on the streets of the center of the metropolis, occurred while Sánchez Barrios was in the area with a group of people.

Initial information indicates that armed individuals opened fire from a moving motorcycle, wounding at least three people present at the scene, including Sánchez Barrios, who was hit by a bullet and taken to the Siglo XXI hospital, while his companion was was taken to hospital, where he was transported to Siglo XXI hospital. died.

The Secretariat for Citizen Security of the Mexican capital has launched an operation in the area to identify those responsible, although no arrests have been reported so far.

Diana Sánchez Barrios has been a visible figure in defending the rights of informal traders in the capital and has been involved in controversies throughout her career for also being a trans activist.

Sánchez Barrios was a candidate in the local Congress in the last elections as a substitute deputy of the Va por México coalition, made up of the PAN, PRI and PRD parties, which represent the opposition to Morena, of Claudia Sheinbaum and Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Alessandra Rojo de la Vega, head of the municipality of Cuauhtémoc, the district where the accident occurred, confirmed that Sánchez Barrios was injured and called for justice in this case.

The attack occurred at the same time as another murder recorded in Mexico City, but in the Roma Sur neighborhood, where a woman was killed in her vehicle.

In this case, the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJCDMX) said in a statement that it is already investigating these events and has reported to the areas responsible for femicide and gender crimes for appropriate follow-up.

“Furthermore, the General Coordination of Victim Assistance has activated a multidisciplinary cell to provide comprehensive assistance to the indirect victims of this accident,” he concluded.