Four people died in a crush during street celebrations at the Ángel de la Independencia on Paseo de la Reforma, in central Mexico City, on the night of Tuesday 30 June into 1 July. The deaths came hours after Mexico beat Ecuador 2-0 at the Estadio Azteca to reach the round of 16. They did not happen at the stadium.
The victims were Emilín Yumith Téllez, 48, Joshami Iraís Robles, 19, and Leonardo Ruiz, 44. A fourth man, of about 25, remains unidentified.
The Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México (FGJCDMX), the city's prosecutor's office, has opened four investigations into the deaths, three of them classified as homicidio culposo, negligent homicide1. No determination has been reached, and forensic findings were still being prepared as of early July.
Mexico City deployed a 40,000-strong operation for the next big fixture at the Azteca and declared saldo blanco, no casualties, afterwards. Nothing has been published on whether the crowd management on Reforma that night was reviewed, or by whom.
