An Ohio man has disappeared in Mexico and his family fears he may have been the victim of a kidnapping in an area of the country that has been devastated by kidnapping and crime.
José Gutiérrez, an architect from Cincinnati, Ohio, was last seen in the United States at CVG airport outside Cincinnati on December 22 while traveling to the Mexican state of Zacatecas. WXIX-TV reported.
Gutierrez was traveling to Mexico to visit his fiancée ahead of their 2023 wedding date, which is a trip his family says he makes frequently.
“He goes about three times a year,” Brandie Gutierrez, Jose’s sister, told the outlet.
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José Gutiérrez has not been seen by his family in Ohio since he visited Mexico to visit his fiancée.
(Gutierrez family)
The last time Brandie spoke to her brother and his fiancée was days after the trip, when they went out to eat at a local bar, and Brandie says local news reports covered an incident that occurred in the area that night.
“The bars actually noticed the screaming,” he said. “There’s something not right.”
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José Gutiérrez has not been seen by his family in Ohio since he visited Mexico to visit his fiancée.
(Gutierrez family)
The couple have not been heard from or seen since that night, and the family is concerned they may have been kidnapped.
A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the US government is aware of reports of Gutierrez’s disappearance and that the department is working closely with local authorities and families to help with search efforts and information sharing whenever a US citizen is missing.
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of the Department of State most recent travel advisory a México lists Zacatecas as one of several states in Mexico that tourists “should not travel to due to crime and kidnapping.”
