Tenants and customers of the so-called Plaza Merced 2000 , located to the east-center of Mexico City in the Venustiano Carranza mayor's office; They experienced a moment of terror when they witnessed the murder of one of the tenants of the meat area on the afternoon of this Wednesday, July 26, 2023.

The event occurred inside a butcher shop of said shopping center, located at Olvera 47, La Merced, Centro, Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City, to where elements of the Secretary of Citizen Security traveled to verify the situation, attend to the victim and try to find the attacker.

According to the first reports, the victim of this criminal act was a man of approximately 38 years of age, who worked inside a butcher shop when a man dressed in a white coat arrived and without saying a word proceeded to detonate shots with a handgun. fire against him.

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The victim of this attack was transferred by the team of paramedics who arrived at the market to treat his injuries to the Balbuena Hospital, however, it was reported that after arriving at the hospital the man who was dedicated to the commercialization of beef products, ended up losing life as a result of the chest injury from a firearm he received.

In the area of the events, a strong security operation was deployed to try to find the attacker , especially in San Ciprian street. Although unfortunately the tenants and customers of the market, who witnessed the event, could not provide any further information about the individual who detonated a firearm against the butcher.

The only thing that is known so far about the attacker is that he was wearing a white coat, clothing that coincides with the typical clothing of workers in the meat area in the market, for which the elements of the Secretariat of Citizen Security activated the search operation around the area surrounding the plaza.

To try to find the whereabouts of the subject who murdered the butcher in broad daylight and in front of tenants and customers, the capital authorities have requested access to security cameras, in which the exact moment in which it occurred was allegedly recorded. the attack.

So far this year, a total of 19 homicides have been registered in the Venustiano Carranza mayor's office, while in Mexico City there were 70 reported cases of the crime of homicide, according to data from the Criminal Stoplight of the capital.

Source: https://lasillarota.com/metropoli/2023/7/26/balean-carnicero-de-la-merced-en-la-cdmx-439911.html