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May 9th, 2008
Posted: 03:09 PM ET

MEXICO CITY, Mexico (CNN) — The commander of Mexico City’s investigative police force was shot and killed Friday morning as he left his home in the capital city, authorities said.

The death of Esteban Robles Espinosa comes a day after Mexico’s federal police chief was shot dead in a northwestern Mexico City neighborhood.

Until 2003, Robles had been in charge of the city’s anti-kidnapping unit, according to the city’s judicial police. He was also on the internal affairs commission, the department said.

A group of armed men approached Robles as he was leaving his house about 8:30 a.m. Friday, authorities said. He was shot at least twice and died shortly after he arrived at a hospital, they said.

Robles had not received any death threats, the judicial police department said.


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