Authorities in Mexico are searching for a woman accused of killing her daughter-in-law in a cold-blooded, execution-style shooting that was captured on video and leaked on social media.
Carolina Flores Gomez, 27, a former Miss Teen Universe contestant, was allegedly gunned down in her home in the upscale Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City on April 15. The suspect is her husband's mother, identified only as Erika Maria "N" in local media reports. According to Mexico's El Universal, the mother-in-law was reportedly jealous of the couple's relationship.
Chilling footage shows moments before shooting
The disturbing video from inside Gomez's home shows the former pageant winner talking to Maria about a trip to Mexico City that the mother-in-law had just taken. Flores Gomez is then seen walking into another room to get Maria a drink of water before shots are heard in the background.
Alejandro Gomez, the victim's husband and the suspect's son, is seen walking into the frame moments later, holding the couple's baby, and asking his mother what happened. "What was that? What did you do, you crazy woman?" Gomez asked, according to El Universal. Maria replied, "Nothing, she made me angry." When the disbelieving man questioned his mother again, pointing out, "She's my family," Maria appeared to claim, "You were mine, and she stole you."
Husband questioned for delay in reporting
The widower was questioned after he failed to report the deadly incident until the following day, giving his mother time to flee, according to the Mexico City Attorney General's Office. An arrest warrant was issued on Thursday for Erika Maria "N," the office added.
Autopsy results indicate that the former pageant queen, who won the Miss Teen Universe title for Baja California in 2017, suffered six gunshot wounds to the head and six more to the chest, according to El Universal. However, two of the apartment building's doormen told police they did not hear any shots fired, nor did they notice anything unusual on the day of the shooting.
The investigation is ongoing, and the Attorney General's Office said Carolina's death would be probed as a femicide. The case has sparked outrage in Mexico, where femicides remain a serious issue.
