Mother-in-law of former Mexican beauty queen shot dead captured in Venezuela
Érika María Herrera, the mother-in-law of former beauty queen Carolina Flores Gómez, a 27-year-old who was shot dead inside her apartment in the Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City, has been captured in Venezuela.
TL;DR
- Érika María Herrera, mother-in-law of Carolina Flores Gómez, was captured in Venezuela.
- Flores Gómez, 27, was fatally shot in her Mexico City apartment.
- Herrera is the primary suspect, with video evidence allegedly showing her firing the shots.
- Herrera fled to Venezuela the day after the crime.
- She was arrested in Caracas for resisting authority and is awaiting extradition to Mexico.
- The motive appears to stem from Herrera's possessive feelings towards her son and jealousy of his wife.
- The crime was captured on a baby monitor camera.