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Man arrested over killing of Chimalpa land commissioner
Mexico state authorities arrested Simón “N” over the killing of Francisco Pérez Román, who led the communal land commission in San Francisco Chimalpa, Naucalpan.
Pérez Román was shot dead in his car on August 19 by two men who arrived on a motorcycle.
Prosecutors say the killing followed a dispute over one million pesos for land that was never handed over.
Early accounts linked the attack to Pérez Román’s opposition to illegal construction-waste dumping, but prosecutors did not confirm that explanation.
Simón “N” has been placed in a Tlalnepantla prison while the investigation continues.
Authorities are still seeking a second suspected planner and the two shooters.
The State of Mexico prosecutor’s office arrested Simón “N” over the killing of Francisco Pérez Román, the land commissioner of San Francisco Chimalpa.
Authorities say the arrest followed a judge’s warrant issued on suspicion of homicide.
The prosecutor’s office said the killing stemmed from a dispute over a claimed one-million-peso payment for land that was never delivered.
Pérez Román was shot dead on 19 August while in his car near the Mexico-Toluca highway.
Investigators are still seeking a second person described as an alleged intellectual author and two men who fired the shots.
- Who
- Simón “N” was arrested in connection with the killing of Francisco Pérez Román, president of the San Francisco Chimalpa land commission.
- What
- He is suspected of homicide and identified as one of the alleged intellectual authors of the killing.
- When
- The arrest was reported on 7 November 2026. Pérez Román was killed on 19 August; the year is not stated.
- Where
- The killing took place in the municipality of Naucalpan, near the Mexico-Toluca highway. Simón “N” was taken to the Tlalnepantla penitentiary.
- Why
- The prosecutor’s office said the killing followed a dispute over a claimed one-million-peso payment for land that was never delivered. An earlier reported theory linked it to Pérez Román’s opposition to illegal construction-waste dumps.
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Pérez Román was shot while in his car near the Mexico-Toluca highway and died from his injuries.
Investigators gathered evidence while reports raised a possible connection to Pérez Román’s opposition to illegal construction-waste dumps.
The State of Mexico prosecutor’s office announced the arrest of Simón “N” on a judge’s warrant.
Simón “N” was taken to the Tlalnepantla penitentiary as authorities continued searching for three other suspects.
- Arrested suspect
- Simón “N
- Victim
- Francisco Pérez Román
- Victim’s role
- President of the San Francisco Chimalpa land commission
- Reported killing date
- 19 August
- Alleged payment dispute
- One million pesos for land that was never delivered
- Custody location
- Tlalnepantla penitentiary