A lawyer shot his client to death in a courtroom in northern Mexico Wednesday, then fled into an adjoining chamber and killed himself with a gunshot to the head.
Prosecutors in the northern state of Sonora initially said the two were both lawyers, and were related.
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Later specified that the first victim, 27, was a nephew of the shooter, 65, as well as being his client.
The state prosecutors office ascribed the killing to a family legal matter, and said the two apparently had an argument. The court apparently did not have metal detectors in place.
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Family courts in Mexico handle cases like custody, divorce and alimony.