By Rigoberto Hernandez, Mission Local
The killing of a beloved cook in October was the latest in what the Mexican consulate general in San Francisco says are targeted attacks against the city’s Mayan community.
“This is something that we are very worried about,” said Carlos Isauro Felix-Diaz, the consul general. “For us, it’s fundamental to prevent these types of circumstances in which our countrymen, the Yucatecos, have been involved in these attacks.”
Jose Chuc Mul, 40, a cook, was involved in an October 16 confrontation with about a dozen men near 16th and Valencia streets around 2 a.m. He was brutally beaten and died from his injuries days after the incident, police said.
In response, the consulate arranged a meeting in November between leaders in the Mayan community and Police Chief Greg Suhr, to discuss safety measures.
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