Councilwoman and daughter shot, husband killed in Mexico near U.S. border

Updated on: July 16, 2026 / 6:27 AM EDT

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Attackers shot dead the husband of a Mexican councilwoman, with the gunfire also injuring the politician and her daughter, authorities reported Wednesday. 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. Quijada's partner did not survive, while she and her daughter -- who is 15 according to media reports -- were being treated at a hospital in the U.S., Mexico's security secretariat said.According to Mexico News Daily, the couple's daughter was reportedly on her way to a school graduation with her parentsQuijada's father later told reporters he had been informed that his daughter and granddaughter were "out of danger."

Maria de Jesus Quijada