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Mother-in-law of slain former beauty queen arrested in Venezuela; allegedly shot her six times

· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)

The Mexico City Attorney General's Office has confirmed the arrest in Venezuela of the suspect accused of fatally shooting Carolina Flores, a former beauty queen from Baja California. Flores, 27, was found dead in her home in an upscale neighborhood of Mexico City's Miguel Hidalgo borough. Authorities identified the suspect as Erika María 'N,' the victim's mother-in-law, who fled to Venezuela after allegedly committing the crime that shocked the nation. 'In coordination with authorities from the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Erika María 'N,' the probable perpetrator of the femicide of a 27-year-old woman, was arrested,' the Attorney General's Office announced in a statement on its X account. The suspect remains in custody in Venezuela, awaiting extradition to Mexico, where she could face a prison sentence of 40 to 60 years.

AI summary · Source: Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)

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