Playa del Carmen, Q.R. — One of the six people captured Friday in a fatal kidnapping has died. Police say José Guadalupe “N”, one of the criminal gang members arrested Friday in the deadly PDC kidnapping, died while in a prison cell.
Police say they are investigating his death which happened inside the FGE jail in Playa del Carmen sometime Friday. In a statement released late Friday night, police did not say when he was found or under what circumstances, however, they did say that during the arrests of the group of six Friday afternoon, “some of those involved were injured”.
“The Quintana Roo Attorney General’s Office (FGE) reports that it has opened an investigation into the death of a man identified as José Guadalupe “N”. This death occurred in the prison cells of this Social Representation Office in Playa del Carmen.
“This person is one of six people arrested Friday afternoon following a police chase in which some of those involved were injured and received prompt medical attention.
“In compliance with its legal powers and in strict adherence to human rights, the State Attorney General’s Office will perform an autopsy and conduct an investigation, independent of the one being conducted against the detainees, with the goal of clarifying the facts and determining responsibility.”
On Friday, José Guadalupe “N” was captured by police along with four other men and one woman. The group of criminal gang members were arrested after a highway pursuit.
Their vehicle was being sought after they shot and kidnapped a man reported by police as being a rival gang member. When their car was intercepted on the federal 307 north of Playa del Carmen, police located the dead body of their kidnapped victim.
