A hitman posed as a nurse to enter a Tijuana hospital and murder a woman, according to local media.
A video from a hospital hallway shows a man wearing a surgical mask entering a room and firing before fleeing.
The woman in question had been admitted to the hospital for a check-up after being shot outside a convenience store the day before, prompting speculation that the man intended to finish her off at Tijuana’s General Hospital.
Border Report reports that witnesses saw a man approach the woman outside the store and shoot her in the abdomen and arm after she ignored him.
Wendy Lizeth Martinez Quezada, 39, died at the scene. Law enforcement later confirmed the detention of a suspect dressed in scrubs.
“Hospital authorities confirmed to the Health Secretariat that special security personnel have been assigned to the urgent wing.
The Health Secretariat of Baja California said in a statement that patient reception and care continue. According to the outlet, witnesses saw National Guard soldiers patrolling the emergency room but did nothing to stop the killer.
Investigators told local media that they have yet to determine a motive for the killing. Martinez Quezada was described as a single mother who made a living cleaning houses.
