The mayor's personal secretary in Mexico city, consultant, shot in the morning ambush Crime messages

The Mexican mayor Clara Brugada promises to “fight tirelessly against uncertainty”.

Two top helpers of the mayor of Mexico city were shot in the recent attack against civil servants in the Latin American country.

Private secretary Ximena Guzman and consultant Jose Munoz were ambushed on Tuesday in an early morning ambush in the central district of Moderna, the city authorities said.

The Mexican Mayor Clara Brugada condemned the murders and promised to continue the “relentless struggle against uncertainty” of her government.

“Investigation, clarification and ensuring that there is no impunity is our commitment,” said Brugada during a press conference.

Mexico has one of the highest murder rates on the planet, mainly due to violence by drug cartels, but the capital is known for its relative security compared to the rest of the country.

John Holman from Al Jazera from Mexico city said that there were 50 political murders in the country in the first three months of the year alone, although political murders in the capital are relatively rare.

“The reasons for this are still unknown. But there are powerful criminal groups in the capital that fight for the field of and control of lucrative rackets,” said Holman.

“As elsewhere, politicians can get in their way in the country.”

The Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, an ally of Brugada, who previously worked as the mayor of the capital, expressed condolences about the murders and said her government would make sure that justice would be operated “.

“We express our solidarity and support for the families of these two people who have worked in our movement for a long time,” said Sheinbaum.

“We know them, we stand with their families and we will give her [Brugada] All support for the city needs of the Mexican government. “

In 2020, the chief of security in Mexico City, Omar Garcia Haröuch, survived an ambush of armed men who killed two of his bodyguards and a spectator.