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Judge Issues Arrest Warrant for Lex Ashton in Deadly CCH Sur Attack

Prosecutors sought the warrant based on forensic reports, video footage, witness accounts.

Overview

  • The order has not been executed because the 19-year-old suspect remains under police custody at a hospital and will be detained upon medical discharge.
  • Authorities filed charges of qualified homicide and intentional injuries tied to the killing of 16-year-old Jesús Israel and the wounding of a school employee on September 22.
  • Officials say the case file includes a necropsy on the victim, CCTV analyses, interviews with eyewitnesses, and a reconstruction of the events.
  • Investigative reports describe the use of a scythe-like blade and a knife in the attack before the suspect fled across campus.
  • After jumping from a building and suffering leg fractures and a cranial injury that required surgery to remove a clot, the suspect is recovering as UNAM reiterates cooperation with the investigation.