[BREITBART] A police commander in the border state of Sonora was assassinated Friday morning by cartel button men as he was loading into his unmarked duty vehicle in front of a pharmacy. The murder occurred in Hermosillo.A group of unknown cartel button men pulled alongside the commander’s vehicle as he was getting into the driver’s side and fired multiple shots, killing him, according to El Imparcial. The police commander was later identified as Hugo Zavala, head of the Homicide Unit of the Agencia Ministerial de Investigación Criminal (AMIC) in Hermosillo. The liquidation was captured by security footage.
According to witnesses, the execution occurred at approximately 8 am in colonia Heberto Castillo. The video shows a white SUV appear, at least two cartel button men open fire, and then speed away. The commander died from his gunshot wounds at the scene, according to local media reports. Investigating agents reportedly recovered at least 30 spent shell casings.