A hitman has shot an LGBTQ+ activist in the street in broad daylight.
Diana Sánchez Barrios, 49, was reportedly hit four times but miraculously survived.
She was accompanied by two men who were also shot, one of whom died at the scene.
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The deceased victim was described as Sánchez’s son-in-law.
The politician and her other companion were rushed to hospital in a serious condition.
They both underwent emergency operations and are expected to recover.
The alleged assassination attempt took place in the Mexican capital Mexico City on the afternoon of 17 October.
The victim from the incident where a hitman shot an LGBTQ+ activist in the street. (Picture: Jam Press)
Speaking outside the MED Medical Centre, the politician’s sister Silvia Sánchez Barrios said that the operations on her chest, abdomen, shoulder, and hand were successful.
Local media said Barrios had been shot in the lung, the only vital organ affected.
The victim from the incident where a hitman shot an LGBTQ+ activist in the street. (Picture: Jam Press)
Her sister refuted reports that Barrios is in a coma.
She said: “She is sedated, she isn’t in a coma.
“She was conscious when she went into intensive care yesterday.
“She is still in intensive care while in the process of recovering.
“Her body has responded positively to the surgery, and that has been very encouraging.”
Barrios is a substitute deputy for the Institutional Revolutionary Party in the Congress of Mexico City.
She stood as a mayoral candidate for Mexico City for the ‘Va por México’ party alliance in 2021, as reported by Need To Know.
She is a renowned activist for street vendors in the city as well as a campaigner for LGBTQ+ rights.
The victim’s mother, Alejandra Barrios Richard, who is the leader of the street vendors association, blamed the criminal organization Unión Tepito for the attack.
This has not yet been confirmed by the authorities.
The investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
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