Brave activist mother who lost her daughter in drugs war is gunned down while demanding justice

A mother who waged a two-year battle to bring her daughter's killer to justice was shot to death on December 18, possibly by the same man suspected of murdering her teenager. A security video recording shows masked men pulling up in a car in front of the governor's office in the northern city of Chihuahua. One appeared to exchange words with anti-crime crusader Marisela Escobedo Ortiz, who was holding a vigil outside. She tried to flee by running across the street, but the gunman chased her down and shot her in the head late Thursday, said Jorge Gonzalez, special state prosecutor for crime prevention. Ms Escobedo's daughter, Rubi Frayre Escobedo, disappeared in Ciudad Juarez, across from El Paso, Texas, in 2008. After the body was discovered last year, the mother launched a campaign pressing for a conviction in the case. 'This struggle is not only for my daughter,' Ms Escobedo said through a megaphone at that march, her voice breaking. 'Let's not allow one more young woman to be killed in this city.' Three judges had ordered the release of the main suspect in the daughter's killing after he was absolved by a court in April for lack of evidence. That man is now a chief suspect in the mother's death. The video can be viewed at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9P1gNCAZNw&feature=player_embedded#!