An armed attack took the life of Roberto Castañeda, director of the Irapuato Potable Water, Sewerage and Sanitation Board (JAPAMI), on Thursday morning on Díaz Ordaz Boulevard, near a Soriana store, in one of the city's busiest corridors. According to initial reports, the official was traveling in a white pickup truck towards the Guadalupe bridge when he was intercepted and shot. The mayor of Irapuato, Lorena Alfaro García, confirmed the death and condemned the crime: "With deep sadness, I confirm the death of Roberto Castañeda, director of JAPAMI, an exemplary public servant, but above all, a great human being... His loss pains us and outrages us." The mayor informed that she instructed the Citizen Security Secretariat to maintain full coordination with the state prosecutor's office to clarify the facts and find those responsible. "We are not going to allow this act to go unpunished," she emphasized. This homicide occurs in the context of recent violence in the area. According to preliminary reports, this is the second armed attack in that area of the city in less than a week, which reinforces the pressure on local and state authorities to contain crime. The State Attorney General's Office confirmed the victim's identity and initiated the corresponding investigation file. The aggression occurred in broad daylight and generated an immediate mobilization of security forces. The area was cordoned off by elements of the Public Security Secretariat, National Guard, Mexican Army, and Civil Protection bodies, while experts from the State Attorney General's Office carried out the first proceedings. To date, no arrests have been reported. The attack was broadcast live by the newspaper Correo, which was the first to arrive at the scene and document the operational deployment after the attack.
