{"id":17588,"date":"2026-07-16T11:18:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=17588"},"modified":"2026-07-16T11:18:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T11:18:10","slug":"councilwoman-and-daughter-shot-husband-killed-in-mexico-near-u-s-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=17588","title":{"rendered":"Councilwoman and daughter shot, husband killed in Mexico near U.S. border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; 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who is 15 according to media reports &#8212; were being treated at a hospital in the U.S., Mexico&#8217;s security secretariat said.<\/p>\n<p>According to Mexico News Daily, the couple&#8217;s daughter was reportedly on her way to a school graduation with her parents<\/p>\n<p>Quijada&#8217;s father later told reporters\u00a0he had been informed that his daughter and granddaughter were &#8220;out of danger.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"embed embed--type-image is-image embed--float-none embed--size-medium\">\n<p>      <span class=\"img embed__content \"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/16\/55876ce7-4fb2-442b-b66c-4117455f67db\/thumbnail\/620x444g2\/37626d82666e41250945804cb409ff03\/maria-quijada-415996647-122104624904164577-197048438678534933-n.jpg#\" alt=\"maria-quijada-415996647-122104624904164577-197048438678534933-n.jpg \" height=\"444\" width=\"620\" class=\" lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/16\/55876ce7-4fb2-442b-b66c-4117455f67db\/thumbnail\/620x444g2\/37626d82666e41250945804cb409ff03\/maria-quijada-415996647-122104624904164577-197048438678534933-n.jpg 1x, https:\/\/assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com\/hub\/i\/r\/2026\/07\/16\/55876ce7-4fb2-442b-b66c-4117455f67db\/thumbnail\/1240x888g2\/953bde6feac1e5b6c3be662bd0aa1ccc\/maria-quijada-415996647-122104624904164577-197048438678534933-n.jpg 2x\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/span><figcaption class=\"embed__caption-container\">\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__caption\">\u00a0 Maria de Jesus Quijada<\/span><\/p>\n<p>                  <span class=\"embed__credit\"><\/p>\n<p>                Facebook<\/p>\n<p>                          <\/span><br \/>\n              <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;There will be no impunity,&#8221; the ministry stated in a news release, without offering any details about the attack&#8217;s possible motives.<\/p>\n<p> The secretariat is coordinating with local authorities to investigate the incident, it added.<\/p>\n<p> Authorities have so far discovered a burnt-out car matching a previous description of the perpetrators&#8217; vehicle less than two miles away from where the attack occurred.<\/p>\n<p>The day before the attack, Quijada posted on social media that she was visiting a local community, saying she &#8220;had the opportunity to spend time with neighbors, listen to their concerns, share ideas and strengthen that bond that allows us to work with greater commitment.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> Criminal gangs often conduct attacks against local officials in Mexico, especially in areas where\u00a0<strong>cartel<\/strong>s fight for territory, such as on the U.S. border.<\/p>\n<p>Since the current government took office in October 2024, 13 mayors have been murdered in Mexico,\u00a0Uno TV reported this week. Last November, gunmen shot dead a Mexican mayor who had urged the government to tackle violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday that homicides in Mexico have fallen by nearly half since September 2024, touting the reduction as a result of her security policies since taking office in October 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Mexico has been battered by years of spiraling violence since the government launched an offensive against drug gangs in 2006.<\/p>\n<p> Almost half a million deaths have been reported since then, as well as 130,000 disappearances, according to government reporting.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free 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