Detention and investigation deadlines
The judge gave investigators three months to complete the supplementary homicide investigation, according to Infobae México. Hugo "N" is identified as the driver who struck García Puga while fleeing police in the Morelos neighborhood of the Venustiano Carranza borough.
Police seized a firearm during his arrest. The federal Attorney General's Office, known as the FGR, must determine his legal status separately on the firearm-possession charge, Infobae México reported.
The two passengers, Joana "N" and Fátima "N," were also ordered to stand trial after authorities found each with 20 doses of marijuana. In their drug-dealing cases, the judge required monthly check-ins to sign a court register and set a one-month deadline for completing the supplementary investigation, according to Infobae México.
The pursuit and fatal collision
The chase on October 24 began after C2 surveillance operators spotted an Audi suspected of involvement in thefts of watches and luxury goods from restaurant customers in Mexico City. La Jornada identified the vehicle as bearing license plates MAL-747-C and reported that cameras detected it in Venustiano Carranza, prompting police to follow it.
Officers from the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) located the Audi and attempted a stop. Instead, the driver accelerated. At the intersection of Tapicería and Herreros streets, he lost control while trying to evade a patrol car and hit García Puga, who was riding an electric motorcycle. García Puga was not involved in the pursuit.
ERUM paramedics confirmed that García Puga had died at the scene. According to SDP Noticias, the medical report documented multiple traumatic injuries and amputation of his left lower limb. Police arrested the Audi's three occupants.
Initial investigative findings linked Hugo "N" to at least 17 robberies involving high-end watches and other luxury items between November 2023 and October 2026.
The SSC initially misidentified the person killed as a woman about 55 years old, LodeHoy reported. García Puga's identity was subsequently confirmed by relatives, city authorities and PILARES representatives.
A career rooted in Tepito
García Puga documented everyday life in Tepito and introduced children and young people to photography. He founded Espacio Cultural Tepito in 1982, followed by the Fotografitos de Tepito photography project in 2010, according to LodeHoy. He also led the Morelos neighborhood's PILARES center and helped organize Festival Calaveras del Montón, an event associated with Day of the Dead celebrations.
Mayor Clara Brugada offered condolences and announced that the planned Utopía facility in Tepito would bear García Puga's name to honor his cultural and community work. Mexico City Security Secretary Pablo Vázquez also expressed condolences and pledged departmental support for his family.
