Boy and mother killed in Tepito shooting
Original reporting: Infobae México
What happened
Infobae México reported that Sharon “N” and her three-year-old son Marvin “N” died after a shooting while riding a scooter. Police said the attackers fled on an electric bicycle and were reviewing surveillance footage.
Reporting and context
A three-year-old boy and his mother died after being shot while traveling on a scooter in Mexico City’s Tepito area on the night of Sunday, November 1, Infobae México reported. The attack occurred at Peñón and Tenochtitlán streets in the Morelos neighborhood of Cuauhtémoc borough during Day of the Dead celebrations.
The outlet identified the victims as Sharon “N” and her son Marvin “N”. Journalist Tania Aguilar reported that the boy was wearing a costume and apparently going out to collect holiday treats, a tradition known as asking for calaverita.
According to Infobae México, the city’s Security Ministry said officers responded to reports of two people wounded by gunfire at the intersection. Neighbors told police the victims had already been taken to a hospital by private means. The ministry said their deaths were subsequently reported.
Police said the suspected attackers escaped on an electric bicycle. Officers were reviewing surveillance footage to identify and locate them, and the case was referred to prosecutors. The report did not identify an arrested suspect or an established motive.
Infobae México also cited journalist Carlos Jiménez’s identification of the woman as “La Pelos” and his allegation that she collected extortion payments for a group linked to La Unión Tepito. Those claims came from Jiménez’s reporting; the police statement described in the article did not confirm that affiliation or connect it to a motive for the shooting.
Original publication: Infobae México.