Woman Who Helped Discover Cartel Camp Dies After Being Shot In The Face During Attack

A Mexican woman who helped discover the Izaguirre Ranch, a camp allegedly used by the Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación to train recruits and kill those who resisted, has died after being attacked by unidentified people in her home.

Concretely, Teresa Gonzalez Murillo, better known as "Teresita" died after agonizing for days in a hospital in Guadalajara. She was attacked on March 27, when at least three armed men entered her home seeking to abduct her. She resisted, leading the men to shoot her in the face before escaping.

Infobae Mexico reported she had received threats from criminal organizations and frequently clashed with local authorities as a result of her activism.

The organization she belonged to, "Luz de Esperanza Desaparecidos Jalisco" (Beacon of Hope for the Disappeared) issued a statement lamenting her death. "Her loss fills us with sadness and outrage. We send our sympathies to Teresa's family and we raise our voices to demand justice for her death," the document reads.

"We demand that authorities conduct a thorough and transparent organization that leads to the prompt detention and trial of those responsible for this atrocious crime. It is imperative that the safety of all people dedicated to the noble task of searching for people be preserved so they can exercise their rights without fear," it adds.

Gonzalez Murillo, who was looking for her brother, helped discover the Izaguirre Ranch, which dominated headlines over the past weeks in Mexico due to reports recounting the harrowing conditions endured by those who survived.

State authorities in Jalisco have officially completed the transfer of the ranch to Mexico's Attorney General's Office. As Animal Político reported, Mexico's top prosecutor, Alejandro Gertz Manerao, added that forensic experts will begin carrying out a series of tasks to advance the investigation. Gertz Manero also said a specific timeline will be set in the following days to report their findings and make the information public.

The Jalisco Prosecutor's Office announced this week that 10 suspects arrested at the ranch have been formally charged with kidnapping after a victim who recognized them from unrelated events led authorities to reopen their legal proceedings.

The 10 suspects accused of forced kidnapping were originally arrested last year, when an anonymous caller notified authorities of a ranch 36 miles west of Guadalajara that was allegedly being used by the CJNG as a confinement, training and extermination center.