David Barron Corona, (1963 – November 27, 1997) was a Mexican-American gangster who was a high-ranking member of the Logan Heights Gang and the Mexican Mafia, and a hitman for the Tijuana Cartel under the command of drug lord Ramon Arellano Felix.
Returned to prison on weapons charges in 1987, he was incarcerated with the brother of Arturo Everardo Páez Martínez, alias "El Kitty", a member of the Tijuana Cartel who first introduced him to the organisation.
Barron successfully recruited dozens of San Diego gang members to cross the border to work for him and the AFO as kidnappers and hitmen.
[3][4][5] The Cardinal arrived at the airport in a white Mercury Grand Marquis town car, known to be popular among drug barons, making it a possible target.
[3][4][5] This claim is often met with skepticism due to Posadas Ocampo's long black cassock and large pectoral cross, as well as his dissimilar appearance to Guzmán and the fact he was gunned down from only two feet away.