Authorities have arrested 13 people accused of being involved in the murder of two aides of Mexico City Mayor Clara Brugada in May.
Mayor Brugada herself confirmed the development, saying three detainees were directly involved in the crimes, while others took part in the "logistics of the event."
Ximena Guzmán, personal secretary to Brugada, and José Muñoz, an adviser, were killed by gunmen on a motorcycle while in the Moderna neighborhood of the capital back in May.
The mayor claimed the attack was intentional, saying there would be "no impunity" for perpetrators.
Surveillance footage published by El Pais back then showed a helmeted attacker firing at close range at both victims near their vehicle on Calzada de Tlalpan. The gunmen then fled the scene on a motorcycle.
Another video shared on social media by journalist Carlos Jiménez appears to show the alleged attacker near the scene of the murders six days earlier, on May 14.
In the footage, the man is wearing the same clothing seen in the May 20 attack and appears to be scouting the location. According to Jiménez, the man may have aborted an earlier attempt when only one of the victims was present.
The killings of Guzmán and Muñoz marked the first attack against public officials in Mexico City since 2020, when armed civilians ambushed the country's current Security Minister, Omar García Harfuch.
On June 26, 2020, Harfuch and two of his security guards were attacked by about 20 armed individuals along Paseo de la Reforma, one of the city's main roads, as he was en-route to his office.
Harfuch survived the ambush, but three people were killed in the assault, which involved more than 400 rounds fired at his vehicle.
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