# Sinaloa Community Leader Kidnapped, Brother Killed in Armed Attack

David Guadalupe Ramírez, Sinaloa community leader, was kidnapped after his brother was killed defending him.

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David Guadalupe Ramírez, the community leader (síndico) of Tepuche in Sinaloa, was kidnapped by an armed group early Friday morning, September 4, 2026. [^1]

Manuel Enrique, the 48-year-old brother of David Guadalupe Ramírez, was shot in the head by the attackers and died minutes after arriving at a hospital in Culiacán. [^2]

David Guadalupe González Ramírez, the mayor of Tepuche in Culiacán, Sinaloa, was found murdered on the afternoon of September 4, 2026. [^3]

Local emergency services 911 received a notification around 7:00 AM regarding the admission of a man injured by a gunshot to a hospital in Culiacán. [^4]

Manuel Enrique, the brother of the mayor, was seriously injured during the incident and was transported to a hospital for medical attention. [^5]

The body was discovered in the late afternoon near a farm located a few meters from the main entrance to the Tepuche municipality, north of Culiacán. [^6]

The mayor was found dead hours after being detained on the same day. [^7]

The body of David Guadalupe was discovered at the same location where his brother, Manuel Enrique, had been found injured hours earlier. [^8]

This incident marks the second assassination of a municipal judge in Tepuche this year, following the killing of Héctor Bartolo Zamudio on March 31. [^9]

## What this stands on

1. David Guadalupe Ramírez, the community leader (síndico) of Tepuche in Sinaloa, was kidnapped by an armed group early Friday morning, September 4, 2026. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
2. Manuel Enrique, the 48-year-old brother of David Guadalupe Ramírez, was shot in the head by the attackers and died minutes after arriving at a hospital in Culiacán. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
3. David Guadalupe González Ramírez, the mayor of Tepuche in Culiacán, Sinaloa, was found murdered on the afternoon of September 4, 2026. (Quadratín Michoacán, News)
4. Local emergency services 911 received a notification around 7:00 AM regarding the admission of a man injured by a gunshot to a hospital in Culiacán. (López-Dóriga Digital, News)
5. Manuel Enrique, the brother of the mayor, was seriously injured during the incident and was transported to a hospital for medical attention. (Quadratín Michoacán, News)
6. The body was discovered in the late afternoon near a farm located a few meters from the main entrance to the Tepuche municipality, north of Culiacán. (Quadratín Michoacán, News)
7. The mayor was found dead hours after being detained on the same day. (Quadratín Michoacán, News)
8. The body of David Guadalupe was discovered at the same location where his brother, Manuel Enrique, had been found injured hours earlier. (El Financiero, News)
9. This incident marks the second assassination of a municipal judge in Tepuche this year, following the killing of Héctor Bartolo Zamudio on March 31. (El Financiero, News)

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