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Armed Men Kidnap Tepuche Mayor and Kill His Brother

Armed intruders kidnapped the mayor of Tepuche, Sinaloa, and killed his brother during the attack.

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Armed subjects invaded the home of David Guadalupe Ramírez González, the municipal mayor of Tepuche, Sinaloa, on September 4, 2026. [1] The armed subjects kidnapped the mayor, David Guadalupe Ramírez González, during the attack at his residence. [2] The brother of the mayor died in a hospital after receiving a gunshot wound to the head. [3] The brother of the mayor was shot in the head by the armed subjects while attempting to prevent the kidnapping. [4] Manuel Enrique Ramírez González, 48, the brother of the kidnapped judge, was shot in the head while attempting to stop the kidnapping and died at the Hospital Civil de Culiacán. [5] David Guadalupe Ramírez González, the síndico of Tepuche in Sinaloa, was found dead after an ambush attack. [6] Authorities from the Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, the Policía Investigadora de la Fiscalía General del Estado de Sinaloa, and local corporations deployed an operation to search for the judge. [7] The attackers fled the scene with David Guadalupe Ramírez, and his whereabouts remain unknown as of Friday afternoon. [8] Manuel Ramírez González was declared dead at a hospital hours after the attack. [9] Ramírez González was missing since the morning of the attack, along with his brother Manuel. [10] The attack against Ramírez González occurred five months after he replaced a previous official who had been assassinated in March. [11]
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  1. Armed subjects invaded the home of David Guadalupe Ramírez González, the municipal mayor of Tepuche, Sinaloa, on September 4, 2026. · EL NORTE
  2. The armed subjects kidnapped the mayor, David Guadalupe Ramírez González, during the attack at his residence. · EL NORTE
  3. The brother of the mayor died in a hospital after receiving a gunshot wound to the head. · EL NORTE
  4. The brother of the mayor was shot in the head by the armed subjects while attempting to prevent the kidnapping. · EL NORTE
  5. Manuel Enrique Ramírez González, 48, the brother of the kidnapped judge, was shot in the head while attempting to stop the kidnapping and died at the Hospital Civil de Culiacán. · Vanguardia
  6. David Guadalupe Ramírez González, the síndico of Tepuche in Sinaloa, was found dead after an ambush attack. · elpais.com
  7. Authorities from the Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, the Policía Investigadora de la Fiscalía General del Estado de Sinaloa, and local corporations deployed an operation to search for the judge. · Vanguardia
  8. The attackers fled the scene with David Guadalupe Ramírez, and his whereabouts remain unknown as of Friday afternoon. · Vanguardia
  9. Manuel Ramírez González was declared dead at a hospital hours after the attack. · elpais.com
  10. Ramírez González was missing since the morning of the attack, along with his brother Manuel. · elpais.com
  11. The attack against Ramírez González occurred five months after he replaced a previous official who had been assassinated in March. · elpais.com
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