Mexico: Second mayoral candidate killed days before election

Videos published by local media show a person approaching Alfredo Cabrera before shooting him several times. Two other candidates were shot the day before the latest attack.

A mayoral candidate was fatally shot in southern Mexico on Wednesday during a campaign rally, Guerrp state governor said, just days before Mexicans go to vote in a general election.

The attack is the latest in a string of attacks on candidates ahead of the weekend vote.

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Violence often spikes in the run-up to Mexican elections and this year has been no exception.

The incident comes just a day after a mayoral candidate in the central state of Morelos was murdered while another one was injured by gunfire in western Jalisco state.

On Tuesday, the Mexican government said that at least 22 people running for local office had been murdered since September 2023. Non-governmental organizations put this figure around 30.