The agents of the capital’s prosecutor’s office are investigating the murder of the trans activist Samantha Gomes Fonseca, which occurred in the streets of the mayor’s office in Xochimilco: according to initial investigations, the crime was perpetrated after the activist had moved away from an alleged visit her. done to an inmate at the South Prison.
Apparently, the killers followed her down several streets, once she left prison they shot her at point blank range, her body was left inside her vehicle and despite several witnesses trying to give her first aid, her wounds provoked were fatal.
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Samantha was known in the political circle, as she presented herself as an “adviser” to several legislators and local officials. She ran in the last elections for the senate of Morena, and was also recognized by the local Congress for her activism in defense of the human rights of the LGBTTTIQ+ community.
Samantha Gómez Fonseca, trans activist. Photo: special
Currently and before his murder, he continued to actively participate in the local prison system, where he often went to hold seminars, organize competitions and events for the benefit of inmates.
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The Mexico City Attorney General’s Office is investigating, under a femicide protocol, the murder of activist and trans woman Samantha Gomes due to gunshot wounds in the mayor’s office of Xochimilco.
According to initial investigations, the victim was traveling in a vehicle rented on request when she was attacked with gunshots that took her life.
These events were notified to the Public Prosecutor of the investigative unit on transfeminicide crimes of the Special Prosecutor’s Office for investigations into the crime of femicide of the General Coordination of investigations into gender crimes and attention to victims.
The social representative requested the intervention of the staff of the General Coordination of Investigations and forensic expert services, in the field of criminology and photography, to take the first steps and remove the body.
In the meantime, PDI investigators have interviewed witnesses and are analyzing public and private cameras, to clarify the facts and avoid impunity.
Trans activist Samantha Gómez Fonseca was shot this afternoon while driving in a car. Photo: Francisco Rodríguez
Likewise, a multidisciplinary cell of the General Directorate of Victims’ Attention intervened to provide legal and psychological support to the relatives of the deceased.
Meanwhile, the Secretariat for Citizen Security reported that officers were informed of an injured person in Cuauhtémoc and Del Trabajo streets, in the Santiago Tepalcaltlapan neighborhood.
Once on site, they noticed a gray vehicle, in which one of the crew members had blood stains, which is why they requested emergency services and the paramedics who arrived on site diagnosed her with no vital signs. cause of gunshot wounds to the body. the correct side.
According to initial information, the 37-year-old woman left the Southern Men’s Preventive Prison. During the journey, her companions heard explosions and, a few moments later, seeing that the person was unconscious, they stopped the march and asked for help.
The police reported the facts to the Public Prosecutor’s Office agent, while they cordoned off the area awaiting the services of experts. In the meantime, video footage is being taken via video surveillance cameras to identify the probable perpetrators.
Statement from the CDMX Prosecutor’s Office
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2024-01-15 05:38:13
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