The bodies of two Colombian musicians who had been missing in Mexico for a week were discovered on Monday (Sept. 22) in the State of Mexico, near Mexico City, according to local authorities.
Música urbana artist Byron Sánchez and his musical partner Jorge Herrera, known professionally as B-King and Regio Clown, had been touring in Mexico when they vanished on Sept. 16. They were last seen in Mexico City’s upscale Polanco neighborhood.
The Mexico City Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that it had opened an investigation, collecting witness accounts and reviewing video evidence. Based on what was gathered, investigators determined that the musicians were last tracked to the State of Mexico, which led to collaboration with local authorities there.
“Thanks to this coordination, forensic services personnel from the Mexico State Attorney General’s Office compared the profiles of the missing persons and found matches with two deceased individuals who were located on September 17 in the municipality of Cocotitlán. In light of these facts, the Mexico State Attorney General’s Office is conducting a homicide investigation,” the statement said.
Officials also reported that Sánchez’s family identified his body at a regional prosecutor’s office in the State of Mexico. A request for additional information sent by Billboard Español to the State of Mexico Prosecutor’s Office had not been answered at the time of publication.
“They murdered our youth in the United Mexican States,” Colombian President Gustavo Petro wrote in a message on X on Monday, following the news of the discovery.
Earlier, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum explained that authorities in Mexico City were already working with the foreign ministries of both nations. Her comments came after Petro publicly urged Mexican officials on Sunday to assist in finding the missing Colombians.
During her morning press briefing, Sheinbaum added that Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office was already handling the case. She also clarified that the missing persons report had been filed with the Mexico City Prosecutor’s Office, not in Sonora, as Petro had initially indicated.
“Thank you so much, my beautiful and beloved Mexico,” Byron Sánchez, 31, wrote on Instagram six days earlier. His post, paired with a video, expressed his excitement about performing his first concert in the country and his hopes of achieving success there.
So far, no additional details about the case have been shared by authorities. News of the deaths has sparked outrage among fans and fellow musicians, many of whom have voiced their grief and anger across social media.
