SAMUEL MARISCAL: Today we have information related to the follow-up of the case of Commander Nitro, a member of the state police who was murdered yesterday. The governor, Rubén Rocha Moya, has already spoken out on the matter.
JOSE RODRIGUEZ: Yes. Uh, this issue is causing a lot of talk because of how he was executed, how he was murdered in broad daylight, between 1:32 p.m. on Pedro Infante Boulevard, along the tourist car corridor, one of the most important thoroughfares here in Culiacán, in front of the Secretariat of Public Education and Culture. There, they executed him with bullets, a quantity of bullets that the armored truck in which Commander Nitro was traveling was, accompanied by a woman, and so many bullets, so I managed to get past the armored vehicle. Yes. And Commander Nitro took his life, eh, says Governor Rubén Rocha Moya, and also the Sinaloa Public Security Secretariat. He had been with the corporation for approximately 10 years. But this is what Governor Rubén Rocha was talking about during a visit to the port of Mazatlán. He is at the Pikachos dam at a Fisheries Secretariat event, and commenting on this issue, Commander Nitro dismisses the report of violence following the murder and
affirms that the case is already being investigated. Let's listen to the governor.
RUBEN ROCHA MOYA: Well, remember that I don't talk to well, I don't talk to security issues because that should be provided by the commissioner for that purpose. He's now in the morning giving eh, information about that. I know more about the incident, more than what was said at the meeting. Well, that the incident occurred, but I don't know. An investigation file has begun, but there's no further progress. Eh, today there were fewer homicides than usual. I'm not saying it's over, I'm not saying that, but that doesn't represent any increase of violence****
JOSE RODRIGUEZ: Well, the murder of Commander Nitro doesn't represent any increase, and well, today at the conference between the state government spokesperson and the Secretary of Public Security, they talked about Commander Nitro's career: 10 years of service in the state police, and she was murdered on her day off. Details with Rocío Sánchez. Go ahead, Rocío. Good afternoon.
ROCIO SANCHEZ: Good afternoon, José Samuel, Luz Noticias Audience. That's right. Just as you're reporting, the State Secretariat of Public Security revealed that Commander Nitro had been in the state police for 10 years and was murdered on his last day off. Through the State spokesperson, the Secretariat also detailed that the police officer was 32 years old and was assigned to the southern part of the state, specifically in Mazatlán. Let's listen to what the spokesperson told the corporation on August 15, 2015. He was assigned as coordinator of a special group of the State Preventive Police in November 2023, and was relieved of his duties in February of this year due to normal changes in the security department. He was on his day off. The spokesperson for the State Public Security Secretariat detailed that Commander Nitro joined the corporation on August 15, 2015, and at that time held the rank of first officer. She explained that in November 2023, he was assigned as coordinator of a special group of the State Preventive Police, and in February 2025, he was relieved of his post due to normal changes in the agency.
JOSE ROGRIGUEZ: José, yes, what happened yesterday is such a regrettable situation.
Cars were also hit in this shooting. Imagine, Samuel, passing through Pedro Infante at this same time, 1:30, 2 p.m. Yes. And getting hit by a bullet,
SAMUEL: Very dangerous at any time, but it also depends a lot on the area, right? When there are explosions in some neighborhoods and communities, collateral damage is less likely. But here in this case, José, the peak traffic time is a time when many people go to eat, right? And it's an area of the city through which many vehicles pass, working in this very eastern part, with so many companies, with so many businesses in Culiacán. So, fortunately, we don't have reports of any other people injured other than the person who was with the commander, but there was material damage to several vehicles. Yes, collateral damage, that's what they've called it. Uh, several vehicles. Yesterday, we counted at least four vehicles that were shot, and that's the reality of Culiacán. At those times, you can be stopped at a traffic light, and the person behind you may be an armed group, or the person on one side may be carrying long guns, or the person on the other side may be carrying long guns as well. Armed people are circulating right now in the city of Culiacán with total impunity, Samuel.
SAMUEL: Yes, that's the most delicate thing, and one isn't a fortune teller, José. One has to live one's life. And I personally imagine that all of us who live in Culiacán, when we're driving, traveling through the streets, in some corner of our minds, the thought of what if it were me here, a shooting, a gunshot, an attack were to happen. I think we all think about it. Fortunately, it hasn't happened to all of us, but all the people who were traveling yesterday on Pedro Infante Street did have this bad experience. It's the current reality of Culiacán. We would like it to be different, but, well, unfortunately, it is.
COMANDANTE NITRO TARGETED BY LOS MAYOS / MF
Los Mayos /MF targeted the police commander known as Nitro, who was allegedly linked to the Los Chapitos group. The passenger hurt by gunfire was the wife of Nitro, who was reported as stable but in critical condition.
