Tijuana movement coordinator killed after march
Original reporting: ZETA Tijuana
What happened
José Alfredo García Gutiérrez was killed November 1. A movement representative said he had intervened in an extortion attempt against a nephew and rejected a political motive.
Reporting and context
José Alfredo García Gutiérrez, the Tijuana municipal coordinator of Movimiento del Sombrero, was shot dead on November 1, hours after joining a march marking one year since the killing of the movement’s founder, Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, according to ZETA Tijuana.
The Baja California state prosecutor’s office said García Gutiérrez was found at Acueducto and Simón Bolívar in the Reforma neighborhood. The incident occurred between 7 and 8 p.m. Investigators observed gunshot wounds and found three 9 mm cartridge cases and a bullet at the scene, along with a cellphone and the victim’s clothing.
ZETA Tijuana reported that the movement’s state liaison, Leopoldo Sánchez Silva, gave a different kind of detail about the circumstances: a nephew had called García Gutiérrez for help with an extortion attempt, and he was killed after arriving to mediate. Sánchez Silva said the death was unrelated to García Gutiérrez’s political activity. That account was attributed to the movement representative, rather than presented as an investigative finding.
Earlier that day, García Gutiérrez spoke to ZOOM POLÍTICO at the Cuauhtémoc roundabout, where marchers praised Manzo Rodríguez. He accused the government of failing to confront organized crime and said residents were tired of abuses by both officials and criminal groups. He called for people to join forces to bring change in Tijuana and nationally.
Manzo Rodríguez was killed on November 1, 2025. His widow, Grecia Quiroz, subsequently took over leadership of the movement and became mayor of Uruapan, the outlet reported. Sánchez Silva said the organization would continue speaking out in Baja California and demanded that authorities do their jobs.
Original publication: ZETA Tijuana.