The Attorney General’s Office of Mexico City confirmed this Thursday, April 30, 2026, that Venezuelan authorities arrested Erika María Herrera, identified as the probable person responsible for the feminicide of a 27-year-old woman that occurred in the Miguel Hidalgo mayor’s office.
The case was registered a few weeks ago. After the complaint, the CDMX Prosecutor’s Office opened the investigation file and in just one day, on April 17, 2026, a control judge issued the arrest warrant against the accused.
With that order, the institution requested support from the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) and activated an Interpol Red Notice for its international location.
The collaboration between Mexican and Venezuelan authorities allowed Erika María “N” to be located and detained in Caracas. Currently, he remains in the custody of the national authorities of the Cicpc, while the extradition procedures to Mexico progress.
The woman was apprehended last Monday in a home located in the El Cigarral urbanization, located in the El Hatillo municipality, which she had acquired through the digital platform. Airbnb.
The CDMX Prosecutor’s Office thanked the Venezuelan authorities, Interpol and the FGR for their support in this case.
The feminicide of Carolina Flores Gómez, 27 years old, was reported on April 15, when she was found dead in her home, where she lived with her husband and her barely eight-month-old baby, who were present at the time of the feminicide.
According to the investigations, Erika María Herrera, the victim’s mother-in-law, allegedly shot her daughter-in-law on several occasions (reports mention up to six hits). The crime was recorded on a camera with a motion sensor installed in the home, supposedly to monitor the minor.
The video, according to media that have accessed details, shows the moment of the attack. Carolina’s husband filed the complaint almost a day after the events, which allowed the alleged perpetrator to flee Mexico.
Herrera would have left Mexico heading to Central America and later arrived in Venezuela via Panama, where she remained a fugitive until her arrest.
Carolina Flores was known in the world of beauty pageants, as she was Miss Teen Universe Baja California 2017, which paved the way for her in the world of beauty pageants, modeling and social networks, where she worked as a content creator and influencer.
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