The attack on the police chief was meticulously planned and involved a total of 28 gunmen hired three weeks before, said Ulises Lara, the spokesman for the Mexico City prosecutors office. Three separate possible ambush points were set up on major thoroughfares, including one – which wasn't used – in the heart of Mexico City, one block from the Independence Monument. But it remains to be seen whether the government will go after the Jalisco cartel they way it did the Zetas. It was unclear whether the attack was related to recent crackdowns on Jalisco- affiliated gangs in Mexico City or to the police chief's earlier work in federal investigations. Before being named Mexico City police chief, he spent several months as the mayor's intelligence coordinator.

Source: Stuff June 27, 2020 06:00 UTC