Ex-mexican beauty queen found dead; investigators looking into possible family connection: reports

(SeaPRwire) –   Per local reports, a former Mexican beauty pageant titleholder was found fatally shot inside her Mexico City apartment, as investigators look into the potential involvement of her mother-in-law in the case.

27-year-old Carolina Flores Gómez was discovered dead inside an apartment in the Polanco neighborhood, one of the most upscale districts in the city, according to reporting from Reporte Índigo, a Mexico-based news outlet.

Authorities confirmed the death is being treated as a homicide, after initial findings showed she sustained a gunshot wound to the head. Emergency responders were summoned to the site, where paramedics confirmed she had no vital signs.

Prosecutors are probing whether Flores Gómez’s mother-in-law Erika María, alongside a man referred to in reports as her partner or husband, may have had a role in her death.

Mexican news outlet Azteca Guerrero reported that the man, identified as Alejandro, has accused his mother of killing Flores Gómez.

The same outlet also noted that the victim’s mother-in-law was present at the scene when the gunshot was fired, and that authorities are reviewing the timeline of when the incident was formally reported.

Preliminary reports cited by Mexican news outlet Diario Puntual show that a security guard at the apartment building did not hear any gunshots, adding ambiguity to the details of how the crime unfolded.

Diario Puntual also reported that authorities in Baja California, Mexico, have also taken action related to the case.

Baja California Governor Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda expressed solidarity with the victim’s relatives and called for full clarity to be brought to the case.

State prosecutor María Elena Andrade Ramírez also stated that they are coordinating with Mexico City authorities to provide support for the investigation.

Flores Gómez had participated in beauty pageants previously, and was crowned Miss Teen Universe Baja California in 2017.

The case has drawn widespread attention across Mexico amid continued public concerns over violence targeting women, with advocacy groups calling for a comprehensive investigation into all circumstances surrounding her death.

The investigation into the incident remains active and ongoing.