Salvadoran Woman Is Killed by Police in Tulum After Being Pinned With Knee on Her Neck

[dropcap size=big]W[/dropcap]hen people think of Tulum, Mexico, more often than not, the first thing that comes to mind is cenotes, beaches, nice hotels, and social media influencers raving about all the places you can visit when you go there. But most recently, Tulum has become the center of international attention not for its beautiful views but for the killing of a Salvadoran woman.

Ironically, just as International Women's History Month comes to a close, women in Mexico continue to demand justice for yet another woman who was killed at the hands of police over the weekend. According to El Universal, the woman was identified as Victoria Esperanza Salazar Arrianza, originally from Sonsonate, El Salvador. 

In a video that went viral overnight, four officers are seen at the foot of a patrol car surrounding the victim, handcuffed and pinned to the floor by a female officer. The officer had her knee on Arrianza’s neck. According to the Government of Tulum, a call was made on Saturday, March 27, about an "alteration in the public highway," where it was said that there was a woman "attacking workers and passersby" in an OXXO store located in the Tumben Ka neighborhood. 

However, when municipal police arrived at the scene, they said the woman was not drunk. According to police, Arrianza was aggressive, which they said is why all four officers subdued her. In the video, the woman who is face down on the ground is heard complaining about the officer’s knee on her neck, and soon after, her body goes limp.