 He died in the border city of Tijuana, Baja California on November 23, 2006 in Del Prado Hospital, from complications caused by stomach cancer, possibly caused by the embedded bullets he received when he was shot.Blancornelas was taken to the hospital on November 19 after his son confessed that his father had a lung defect that dated back to his youth.Prior to his death, Blancornelas stopped reporting directly for the "Zeta" magazine since February 2006 but still sent information to the magazine, particularly on issues covering drug trafficking.