A high-ranking member of the Mexican navy was recently killed at the Port of Manzanillo, located on Mexico’s Pacific Coast. The incident occurred approximately one month after another federal official was murdered in the same port city. Fernando Ruben Guerrero was driving his vehicle around noon on November 8 when armed assailants allegedly caught up with him and shot him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities are still investigating the incident.

Guerrero was a rear admiral in the Mexican navy. From September 2022 to August 2023, Guerrero served as the customs director for the Port of Veracruz, situated along the Gulf of Mexico. Guerrero then moved from the Port of Veracruz to a position at the National Customs Agency of Mexico, according to media reports. "The Secretariat of the Navy deeply regrets the death of one of its members, who tragically lost his life while traveling on public roads aboard his private vehicle, in the port of Manzanillo, Colima; due to gunshot wounds," the Mexican Navy stated in a post on X.

Manzanillo, with a population of about 160,000, is located along Mexico’s central Pacific Coast. The Port of Manzanillo is one of the busiest container ports in the country and serves as Mexico’s main Pacific gateway for trade with China.

Guerrero is the second federal employee to be killed in Manzanillo within the last month. An employee of the Mexican Attorney General’s Office was shot and killed while driving her vehicle in Manzanillo on October 21. Authorities have not released further details regarding the motive or suspects in either case.