{"id":7756,"date":"2026-07-16T15:30:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7756"},"modified":"2026-07-16T15:30:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:30:41","slug":"councilwoman-and-daughter-shot-husband-killed-in-mexico-near-u-s-border","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=7756","title":{"rendered":"Councilwoman and daughter shot, husband killed in Mexico near U.S. border"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Attackers shot dead the husband of a Mexican councilwoman, with the gunfire also injuring the politician and her daughter, authorities reported Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p> Maria de Jesus Quijada, a ruling party councilor for the municipality of Tecate along the United States border, was shot at while traveling in a vehicle with her family on Tuesday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p> Quijada&#8217;s partner did not survive, while she and her daughter &#8212; 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/mexiconewsdaily.com\/news\/morena-attack-in-tecate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mexico News Daily<\/a>, the couple&#8217;s daughter was reportedly on her way to a school graduation with her parents<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/azucenau\/status\/2077354688362541396\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quijada&#8217;s father later told reporters<\/a>\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 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GabSeguridadMX\/status\/2077444892096111075\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news release<\/a>, 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid0rtznpf2nB3sEMRZBvd4SCYaNXNzN8VyRJTJGPYpkWLYehoFj4KnbbLPKi64Gc76Vl&amp;id=61554937328994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted on social media<\/a> 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,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unotv.com\/nacional\/van-13-alcaldes-asesinados-en-mexico-durante-la-reciente-administracion-recuento-de-2024-a-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Uno TV reported this week<\/a>. Last November, gunmen <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/gunmen-kill-mexican-mayor-who-urged-government-tackle-violent-crime-michoacan\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">shot dead<\/a> a Mexican mayor who had urged the government to tackle violent crime.<\/p>\n<p>President Claudia Sheinbaum <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Claudiashein\/status\/2077182754257600962\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Tuesday<\/a> 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 Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attackers shot dead the husband of a Mexican councilwoman, with the gunfire also injuring the politician and her daughter, authorities reported Wednesday. 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