Mexican mayor gunned down after being sworn in

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press


THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

JANUARY 01, 2019 03:36 PM,

UPDATED 4 HOURS 49 MINUTES AGO

MEXICO CITY
The governor of Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca is condemning the slaying of a local mayor shortly after he took office.

Gov. Alejandro Murat confirmed the killing of Tlaxiaco Mayor Alejandro Aparicio Santiago via his Twitter account Tuesday. He promised a thorough investigation and said a suspect was already in custody.

The state prosecutor's office said in a statement that Aparicio had just been sworn in and was headed to a meeting at city hall when an unknown number of gunmen opened fire at him. He was taken to a hospital, but died there later.

Tlaxiaco is the hometown of Yalitza Aparicio, star of the film "Roma." It was not immediately known if she was related to the victim.

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Mayor Alejandro Aparicio Santiago



Tlaxiaco - Oaxaca, Mexico

[still_one]

1. Awful

[bitterross]

2. Can we send Brian Kemp as a replacement?

GA won't mind.

[Judi Lynn]

3. He'll get a good opportunity to see if being heavily armed at all times

can really keep you safe from what happened to the last Mayor.

He needs to put his beliefs to the test. What are the chances he'd make it back to sabotage more elections?

[a la izquierda]

4. I think not.

Please don’t send US garbage to Mexico. Oaxaca is a lovely place with wonderful people.

[oneshooter]

5. Need to force California gun control on Mexico. n/t