"We have to eradicate incidents of this kind. Rest in peace Jose Valdemar Hernandez Capetillo."
The player, identified only by the name Milton, is believed to be in custody after being arrested although there was no official word on his whereabouts today.
Last month an amateur football match in Fresnillo, the second largest city in the north central Mexican state of Zacatecas, ended in a chilling execution when a violent fan was shot in the head from close range by an opposition supporter after a fist fight.
The murdered man slumped to the ground after being shot as he tried to stone players celebrating their win over his side in a confrontation which erupted minutes after the final whistle.
The gunman - alongside a friend also carrying a gun - then walked up to him as he lay injured in the dirt and fired off another three shots from close range in front of several young children.
One of the boys who witnessed the scene - acting as if he was no stranger to violence that youngsters in most Western European countries thankfully never have to see - was filmed skipping away after the murder as if he was in his school playground.
In November last year a referee died in Tulancingo in the Mexican state of Hidalgo died after being head-butted by a player he red-carded.
The player fled the scene in a pick-p truck amid chaotic scenes as the ref was receiving medical attention.
