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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | May 2008 
Acting Head of Mexico's Federal Police Killed in Capital
 E. Eduardo Castillo - Associated Press
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| | Federal police officers patrol the entrance to the hospital where Mexico's acting Federal Police Chief Edgar Millan Gomez died after being shot outside his home by unknown assailants in Mexico City, Thursday, May 8, 2008. The Public Safety Department said Edgar Millan Gomez was shot 10 times and died hours later in a hospital. Two of his bodyguards were wounded. (AP/Alexandre Meneghini) | | |
Mexico City - An official says the acting chief of Mexico's federal police has been shot dead.
The Public Safety Department says Edgar Millan Gomez was shot 10 times and died hours later in a Mexico City hospital.
Two of his bodyguards were wounded.
A police official who is not authorized to give his name says Millan Gomez had been temporarily heading the federal police for a month.
Police have arrested a suspect but have not determined a motive for the pre-dawn attack Thursday.
The official said police were investigating possible drug links. |
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