Hitman's chilling ruse to slip into ER undetected and 'finish off' patient who survived earlier shooting in Tijuana
An assassin disguised himself as a nurse to sneak inside a hospital and execute a woman recovering from a shooting a day earlier.
Wendy Martínez, 39, was in the emergency wing at the Tijuana General Hospital in Mexico near the US border after being shot three times on Tuesday.
Martínez told investigators that she was first attacked after she had told a drug dealing crew that she was not interested in working for them.
She even moved to a new neighborhood to avoid problems with the gang.
After the first murder attempt, the gang dispatched a gunman to the hospital on Wednesday around 2 pm local time, Telediario reported. But the hitman fled after dropping his gun at the entrance.
Hours later, the suspect walked into the medical facility wearing hospital scrubs and wasn't stopped by security.
Surveillance video showed the shooter standing outside the room where Martínez was being treated.
The assassin appeared to make a call on a cellphone before stepping toward the room and opening fire.
He was then seen running down the hallway as a staffer sought refuge.
Online news outlet Zeta reported that Martínez had protection from police and the National Guard.
Authorities rushed to the scene and sealed the perimeter but were unable to find the shooter.
The Baja California state prosecutor's office is investigating the incident, with doctors, nurses and staffers being interviewed.
A similar incident occurred on September 28, 2023 when assassins and Sinaloa Cartel members had a shootout inside a hospital in Culiacán, Sinaloa that three gunmen and a doctor dead.
The hired killers were seeking to complete the job they were unable to finish after wounding two cartel members the day before in the city of Badiraguato.
They spotted a high-ranking Sinaloa Cartel leader attempting to pay a bill at a front desk and tried to kill him when three cartel gunmen responded with fire.
Dr. Otniel Montoya was caught in the crossfire and died on the scene.
One of the three gunmen was killed after he attempted to shoot a cop as he was being carried away in a stretcher.
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