Jorge Antonio Monreal Martínez, second nephew of the governor of Zacatecas, David Monreal Ávila, was murdered this Saturday in the community of Plateros, belonging to the municipality of Fresnillo, Zacatecas. In the armed attack A minor who accompanied the victim was injured.
“Security forces from the three levels of government are strengthening operations in the community of Plateroswhere unfortunately the homicide was recorded,” reported the general secretary of the government of Zacatecas, Rodrigo Reyes Mugüerza, when confirming the homicide.
“Despite the reactions and complications, From the State Government we declare that we will not rest until we find those responsible. “We will not take a step back in our commitment to return tranquility to the people of Zacatecas,” the official added on his social networks minutes after the crime.
Various sources indicate that Jorge Antonio Monreal was the son of Juan Monreal, first cousin of the Monreal Ávila brothers. Furthermore, it was assistant in the direction of Social Development of the City Councilwhose owner was Juan Pérez Guardadomurdered last Wednesday and brother-in-law of Senator Ricardo Monreal Ávila.
The crime of this Saturday it happened six hours after in the same municipality, David Monreal welcomed 800 members of the Army whose objective is to reinforce security operations in various regions of the state.
The troops that arrived from battalions and regiments from Tepic, Nayarit; Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco; and Aguascalientes, seek to “reduce homicides linked to organized crime and lower crime rates,” of Fresnillo, according to Carlos Salvador Fernández Carvajal, head of the Eleventh Military Zone.
It is worth remembering that In the same community of Plateros, on May 20, 2023, Pedro Ávila Rodríguez, first cousin of Governor David Monreal, was kidnapped. who 11 days later was released by his captors.