A man with a covered face approached the victim with a shotgun

The Jalisco State Prosecutor’s Office is searching in at least three states of the republic for the person responsible for the murder of the priest Jose Angulo Fonseca, which took place on February 10 and whose execution was recorded on video.

The state attorney Octavio Solis Gomezconfirmed that the man sought by the authorities is called Guadalupe and is the brother of Angulo Fonseca himself, whom he allegedly executed for alleged heritage issues related to land ownership.

“We have personnel from the regional prosecutor’s office assigned to certain federal entities, obviously looking for the possible person responsible for the attack on the priest. Hoping that in the next few days we will have results with the power to report the arrest of this person,” the prosecutor said.

We are looking for him in three states, where we bring information that, due to the secrecy of the investigation, I cannot give more details.“, wide.

A man with a covered face approached the victim with a shotgun

The crime against the priest occurred in the Rancho Union de Guadalupe in the municipality of Atotonilco el Alto in Jalisco. The recording was shared on social media on Sunday, February 12.

In addition, the alleged assailant, brother of the victim, reportedly fled the scene in a motorbike after firing his gun twice. It was also reported that the staff of the pursuit performs field and office work for capture the attacker and hand him over to the authorities.

“After the criminal notice, the staff attached to District IV Ocotlán of the Special Regional Prosecutor’s Office became aware of these facts, which is why they are being executed. field and office work to capture the alleged abuser and hand him over to the proper authorities“, detailed the prosecution of Jalisco.

Likewise, the Diocese of San Juan de los Lagos manifested his condolences through a declaration and also instructed the priests to offer a novena of masses and prayers for the death of Angulo Fonseca.

Him too Guadalupe Valley City Council He shared his condolences with the community and thanked the work of the priest, who has worked in Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish since 2017.

The Valle de Guadalupe City Council expressed condolences after the murder of the priest (special)
The Valle de Guadalupe City Council expressed condolences after the murder of the priest (special)

Valentin Ruíz Durán, rector of the Cathedral of Guadalajara said that Jose Angulo Fonseca would have been killed by his brother, as happened in the biblical story of Cain and AbelIn the same way, he said that the conflicts would have to do with a piece of land, according to what was recorded by the media PUBLICATION.

As recently as February 10, members of the Mexican government’s security cabinet announced that Jalisco is the sixth entity in the country with the highest number of murders. Regarding fraudulent addresses, authorities reported that under the current administration and up to December 2022, Jalisco had 7,833 cases.

With regard to the crime rate by municipality, the intentional homicide, vehicle theft and drug trafficking are concentrated in the municipalities of Guadalajara, Zapopan, San Pedro Tlaquepaque and tonalágathering the 75 percent of 45 million 265 criminal events that occur in the state.

Jalisco is the sixth entity in the country with the highest number of murders (Photo: Twitter @JCMunguiaA92)
Jalisco is the sixth entity in the country with the highest number of murders (Photo: Twitter @JCMunguiaA92)

It should be remembered that in October of last year, a priest from Guerrero, Jose Filiberto Velazquez Florencio, denounced through his social networks that he was intercepted by armed men They carried R-15 rifles.

“For the record of what is happening in the state of Guerrero. Today coming back from a mass in Zumpango del Río I was intercepted by a vehicle from which 3 men came out with R 15. One of them identified me as a priest and that’s what helped them not to do anything to me”, explained the priest on this occasion, via his Facebook account.

In the entity, there is a record that at least four criminal groups operatewho are the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), the cartel of Sinaloathere Michoacán family and the local group identified as Acapulco Independent Cartel. These criminal organizations have been recognized by the head of the Ministry of Public Security (SSP) of Guerrero, Evelio Mendez Gomez.

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