The Mexican Attorney General and US authorities reported that an American consular official was shot in Guadalajara. They are offering $ 20,000 for the capture of the assailant.
According to a video on the Facebook page of the diplomatic delegation, the attack occurred at around 6:20 pm (local time) on January 6th, outside a small shopping area of Guadalajara: the official, whose identity and function at the Consulate have not been clarified, was leaving a shopping center on his car. The Attorney General’s Office informed that the victim had gunshot wounds. He is stable.
Jalisco state prosecutor Eduardo Almaguer told reporters that it was a direct assault with a gun caliber .380.
An US government source told AFP that the victim is vice-consul and they ignore that reasons for the attack.
A spokesman from the US embassy said in a brief statement that they are working with Mexican authorities in the investigation of the case, but they declined to give more information because of privacy issues.