Carolina Flores Gómez Murder: Mexico City Prosecutors Investigate Mother-in-Law Erika Herrera Coriant

Carolina Flores Gómez, a former beauty queen who won the Miss Teen Universe Baja California pageant, was murdered at her home in Mexico City on April 15, and Mexico City prosecutors are investigating the death under a femicide protocol after newly surfaced surveillance footage and video circulated online.

“The killing of Carolina Flores Gómez is drawing widespread attention in Mexico after newly surfaced surveillance footage appeared to capture the moment the 27-year-old former Miss Teen Universe was shot and killed inside her Mexico City home—allegedly by her own mother-in-law”

Complex

Multiple outlets place the killing inside an apartment in the upscale Polanco neighborhood, with the footage showing Flores walking through her living room before gunfire erupts seconds later.

Complex

El Mundo says the General Prosecutor's Office of Justice in Mexico began the investigation under the 'feminicide' protocol and that it was taken up the day after her husband went to file a report.

The Arizona Republic describes an approximately 45-second video recorded by the apartment’s living room camera, in which a gunshot is heard, followed by screams and five more shots.

The New York Post similarly says the shooting took place on April 15 and depicts Flores’s husband, Alejandro Gomez, appearing in the footage holding the couple’s baby after the shots.

In the video described across outlets, Flores’s mother-in-law, identified as Erika Herrera or Erika María Herrera Coriant, is shown following her and then responding to her son’s confrontation with lines including “Nothing, she made me angry.”

Alongside the footage, prosecutors and reporting emphasize that the killing was not reported immediately.

El Mundo says it wasn't until the following day that Flores’s husband went to file a report with the Prosecutor's Office, and it adds that the case was taken up at that time.

El Mundo

The Arizona Republic likewise says the official complaint was filed on April 16, one day after the killing, by Flores’s husband himself, who directly accused his mother.

Mexico News Daily frames the timeline as an investigation into the April 14 murder that turned after a video appeared to confirm Flores was murdered by her mother-in-law, and it says Mexico City prosecutors obtained an arrest warrant for Erika María Herrera.

Complex reports that authorities acknowledged the crime was not reported until April 16—one day after the shooting—raising questions about the delay and whether others present should face scrutiny.

Latin Times describes the delay as fueling criticism from activists and relatives, and it says no arrest has been announced while the mother-in-law identified in media reports remains at large.

The video at the center of the case is described in detail by multiple outlets, including the exchange between Alejandro and his mother-in-law during the shooting aftermath.

“A former Mexican beauty queen was found shot to death in her Mexico City apartment, with investigators examining the possible involvement of her mother-in-law, according to local reports”

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El Mundo says a video emerged on social media, published by C4 Jiménez, Telediario CdMx reporter, in which Flores's mother-in-law is allegedly seen speaking to her as she headed to another room and several gunshots are heard.

It reports that after the bang of the first shot, a scream is heard and, then, at least five more shots, and it recounts the husband asking “what was that?” and his mother replying “nothing, you made me angry.”

Mexico News Daily provides a Spanish-language framing of the moment, quoting a post that says “Q HICISTE MAMÁ!?” and describing the 60-second recording as showing Flores walking into a room inside her apartment in the Polanco neighborhood as her mother-in-law follows.

Complex similarly says the footage shows Flores heading toward another part of the home with her mother-in-law following behind and that “What did you do?” he asks his mother in Spanish, to which she responds, “Nothing, she made me angry.”

The Arizona Republic describes the husband asking “What did you do, Mom?” and the mother replying “Nothing, she made me angry,” then adding “She is my family” and “She is my family too. You were mine, she stole you from me.”

The case has also been shaped by the explanations offered by Flores’s family about the reporting delay and by statements about the investigation’s procedural posture.

El Mundo says Flores’s mother, Reyna Gómez Molina, told Univision that it was her daughter's husband who informed her of her death, and it reports that the man claimed he delayed notifying her about his daughter's condition in order to prioritize, in those hours, the baby's life.

Latin Times

It adds that Gómez Molina said she was surprised and asked the husband if he had spent an entire day beside his daughter's corpse, and it includes the husband’s response: 'Are you serious with that question?'.

Latin Times similarly says Reyna Gomez Molina learned of her daughter's death through a phone call from her romantic partner and father of her 8-month-old child, who allegedly told her, “No, ma'am, I'm at the prosecutor's office and they're calling me. It's that my mom shot her.”

The Arizona Republic reports that Carolina’s mother told Univision that her son in law informed her of the murder only the following day, stating that his own mother had shot Carolina, and it says he feared the child would end up in a foster home.

Meanwhile, El Mundo says the General Prosecutor's Office began the investigation under the 'feminicide' protocol and provided comprehensive support to the victim's family.

While the core narrative—an April 15 shooting in Polanco involving Carolina Flores Gómez and her mother-in-law—remains consistent, outlets differ in how they describe the suspect, the weapon, and even the number of shots.

“The investigation into the April 14 murder of former beauty queen Carolina Flores Gómez took a surprising turn this week after a video appeared to confirm that she was murdered by her mother-in-law”

Mexico News Daily

El Mundo says local outlets such as Milenio reported that the woman would have multiple gunshot wounds, at least six shots to the back, and it describes the husband asking “what was that?” as his mother replies “nothing, you made me angry.”

New York Post

Mexico News Daily says the video is a 60-second recording and states that gunshots and screams follow, while it also says authorities continue to look for the 9mm gun used to murder Flores, originally from Ensenada, Baja California.

The Arizona Republic describes “five more shots” after the gunshot is heard, while the El Mundo account says at least five more shots after the first bang.

Complex says multiple shots were fired, followed by screams, and it notes that no formal charges had been announced as of the latest update.

Meanwhile, El Mundo says the main suspect remains at large, and it reports that the mother-in-law is identified as Erika María “N”, 63 years old, according to La Nación.

The next steps described by the reporting focus on ongoing investigation, the suspect’s whereabouts, and the legal classification of the killing.

El Mundo says “The investigation remains ongoing and the mother-in-law is sought for the possible murder of the model,” while also stating that the General Prosecutor's Office began the investigation under the 'feminicide' protocol.

Latin Times says the Mexico City Attorney General's Office later said the case is being investigated under the femicide protocol and quotes that “since that moment, ministerial, forensic, and field investigative actions have been carried out continuously, including the involvement of specialized personnel at the scene, the processing of evidence, and efforts to identify the person indicated as the likely responsible party.”

Complex says authorities confirmed Herrera is the primary suspect, though no formal charges had been announced as of the latest update.

Mexico News Daily says prosecutors are also questioning the husband who was present during the murder but did not report it until the next day, and it says the suspect remains at large.

The Arizona Republic says Carolina Flores’s funeral was held on Monday, April 20, and it reports that the Baja California community called for a peaceful march on Saturday, April 25, in downtown Ensenada, demanding justice and accountability.