Man dies after armed attack on Periférico Sur in Mexico City

A person died after receiving gunshots in the Isidro Fabela neighborhood in Tlalpan, the Secretariat of Citizen Security reported. According to reports, the driver of a pickup truck was attacked by a subject on a motorcycle and lost control of the vehicle, crashing into a wall. Unofficial information identifies the victim as Luis Miguel Victoria Ranfla, former union leader of the ISSSTE.

The Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) reported that a person died after receiving gunshots in the Isidro Fabela neighborhood, Tlalpan borough, in Mexico City. According to initial reports, the driver of a pickup truck was traveling on John F. Kennedy Street when a subject on a motorcycle shot him directly.

After the attack, the driver lost control of the vehicle, which veered into the central lanes of the Periférico Sur and crashed into the retaining wall, damaging another car. Capital police cordoned off the area, while the Public Ministry was notified to carry out the corresponding expert proceedings. In parallel, authorities are reviewing surveillance cameras to identify the perpetrator.

According to unofficial information, the victim would be Luis Miguel Victoria Ranfla, former union leader of the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) for the period 2013-2017. Victoria Ranfla developed his union career in Section IV “Specialty Clinics” of the ISSSTE, where he began more than 35 years ago. During his leadership, he consolidated a close group in strategic positions of the union, considered the third largest in terms of affiliates within the Federation of State Workers' Unions (FSTSE).

Victoria Ranfla led one of the ISSSTE unions for over a decade. Among the highlighted actions of his leadership are the recovery of the National School of Nursing and Research of the ISSSTE, the management of credits for workers, and the remodeling of the union headquarters.

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