Community leader murdered: suspected shooter points to councilman

José Frank Valerio, a 52-year-old community leader, was fatally shot in an incident that has prompted a significant development in the ongoing investigation. Authorities have identified 19-year-old José Enrique Corniel Jerez as the suspected shooter in the case.

The investigation took a new direction after Corniel Jerez implicated a local council member (regidor), alleging that the official paid him to carry out the killing. Law enforcement is currently examining these claims as part of the broader inquiry into the circumstances surrounding Valerio's death.