A candidate for mayor of a violent city in Mexico has been killed as she began campaigning
BY MARK STEVENSON
Updated 11:59 PM CDT, April 1, 2024
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A candidate for mayor of a violence-wracked city in Mexico has been killed just as she began campaigning.
Two authorities in the north-central state of Guanajuato said candidate Bertha Gaytán was shot to death on a street in a town just outside the city of Celaya. Mayorships in Mexico often included smaller surrounding communities. The authorities were not authorized to be quoted by name.
Video of the scene posted on social media showed a small procession of people shouting “Morena!” — the name of Gaytán’s party. At that moment, several shots can be heard and people are seen running and falling down.
It was the latest killing in the increasingly bloody runup to Mexico’s June 2 elections. At least 14 candidates have been killed since the start of 2024.
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In late February in another town in Michoacan, two mayoral hopefuls were shot to death within hours of each other.
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