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Oaxaca prosecutors release video of journalist Alejandro Leyva's killing
Oaxaca prosecutors released surveillance video showing the killing of journalist Alejandro Leyva in San Pablo Etla.
The attack took place on July 22, and investigators say Leyva was shot in the head and neck.
The footage shows two suspects arriving by motorcycle and spending about an hour and 40 minutes in the area before the shooting.
Afterward, they abandoned the motorcycle, changed clothes and left in a Peugeot with no licence plates.
Investigators say the gun was taken apart, with some pieces recovered along the escape route.
The case file includes more than 55 pieces of evidence and over 17,000 gigabytes of video, according to prosecutors.
Mexico’s federal prosecutor has taken over the case, which was due to be moved to Mexico City by the following Monday or Tuesday.
Oaxaca prosecutors released surveillance video showing the killing of journalist Alejandro Leyva and the suspects’ movements before and after the attack.
Leyva was shot on July 22 in the La Esmeralda residential area of San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca.
Prosecutors said two suspects arrived by motorcycle, and one got off and shot Leyva while he was eating.
The suspects later abandoned the motorcycle, changed clothes and escaped in a Peugeot 2008 without license plates.
Mexico’s Federal Attorney General’s Office took over the case, which prosecutors said had more than 55 pieces of evidence and over 17,000 gigabytes of video.
- Who
- Journalist Alejandro Leyva was killed; prosecutors identified two suspects in the surveillance footage.
- What
- Prosecutors released video documenting the killing and the suspects’ route. The Federal Attorney General’s Office took over the case.
- When
- Leyva was killed on July 22. Prosecutors presented the investigation’s progress on Thursday night.
- Where
- La Esmeralda residential area in San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca.
- Why
- Not stated
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Alejandro Leyva was shot in the La Esmeralda residential area of San Pablo Etla.
C5 cameras first located the two suspects at the Viguera roundabout.
One suspect got off the motorcycle and shot Leyva.
The two suspects left the residential area.
The Peugeot used by the suspects left the area toward the international highway.
Oaxaca’s attorney general presented video footage and updates on the investigation.
- Victim
- Alejandro Leyva, journalist
- Date of killing
- July 22
- Location
- La Esmeralda, San Pablo Etla, Oaxaca
- Suspects’ first location on camera
- Viguera roundabout, 9:04 a.m.
- Evidence file
- More than 55 pieces of evidence and over 17,000 gigabytes of video
- Escape vehicle
- Peugeot 2008, model year 2026, without license plates