Mayoral candidate killed in Mexico; 34 dead so far
3 years, 6 months ago

Mayoral candidate killed in Mexico; 34 dead so far

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Yet another mayoral candidate in north-central Mexico has been killed, bringing to 34 the number of candidates murdered nationwide ahead of the June 6 elections. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said Wednesday the killing was “without doubt” the work of organized crime gangs. Experts say drug gangs want to place sympathetic candidates in town halls and city governments, so they can operate without interference from police and extort money from local businesses and government budgets. Barragán was running on the ticket of the small Citizen’s Movement party, which said in a statement that, “It is unthinkable that participating in political life means putting one’s life at risk.” “This is the most violent election in Mexican history, and in Citizen’s Movement we are not willing to act as if that is normal.” Moroleón is located near the border with Michoacán state, also hit by drug cartel violence.

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Gunmen kill 10 in central Mexico bar attack
1 month, 1 week ago

Gunmen kill 10 in central Mexico bar attack

Raw Story  

Gunmen burst into a bar in central Mexico and opened fire, killing 10 people and sowing panic in an area that had been spared the worst of the country's raging criminal violence. The attack late Saturday on Los Cantaritos bar in Queretaro's downtown district left 10 people dead and 13 injured, two of them critically, according to state governor Mauricio …

10 dead as gunmen open fire in central Mexico bar
1 month, 2 weeks ago

10 dead as gunmen open fire in central Mexico bar

Live Mint  

Ten people were killed after gunmen in a truck opened fire in a bar in central Mexico, authorities said on Sunday. The attack on Los Cantaritos bar in Queretaro's downtown district left 10 people dead and at least seven injured, said the city's public security department chief Juan Luis Ferrusca. "Emergency services arrived at the scene and confirmed that at …

A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded
2 months, 2 weeks ago

A new mayor takes office in southern Mexico after his predecessor was beheaded

Associated Press  

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico — A new mayor was sworn in Thursday in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office. Arcos took office on Oct. 1 in the violence-wracked city of Chilpancingo, the capital of the southern state of Guerrero. Earlier this week, federal Public Safety Secretary Omar García Harfuch …

The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office

Hindustan Times  

MEXICO CITY — Relatives on Monday buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed just one week after he took office. The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office Photos of the crime scene shared on social media showed Mayor Alejandro Arcos’ severed head had …

The mayor of a Mexican state capital is killed less than a week after taking office
2 months, 2 weeks ago

The mayor of a Mexican state capital is killed less than a week after taking office

LA Times  

Supporters of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos place candles and flowers at the entrance of the municipal building in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on Monday, the day after he was killed in his first week in office. The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said Sunday. Alejandro Arcos was sworn …

At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico
3 months, 1 week ago

At least 30 killed as factions of the Sinaloa Cartel clash in northern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — At least 30 people have been killed in the past two weeks in Mexico’s northern state of Sinaloa as two factions of the powerful Sinaloa cartel continue to clash, authorities said Tuesday. Defense Secretary Luis Cresencio Sandoval said that two military personnel were among those killed in the fighting that started Sept. 9, despite the presence of …

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role in Sunday’s elections than before

Associated Press  

COTIJA, Mexico — Mexico’s drug cartels and gangs appear to be playing a wider role than before in Sunday’s elections that will determine the presidency, nine governorships and about 19,000 mayorships and other local posts. The country’s powerful drug cartels have long staged targeted assassinations of mayoral and other local candidates who threaten their control. On Wednesday, the last official …

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning for Mexico’s election
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Violence clouds the last day of campaigning for Mexico’s election

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico held the last day of campaigning Wednesday before Sunday’s nationwide election, but the closing rallies were darkened by attacks on candidates and the country’s persistently high homicide rate. Opposition candidate Xóchitl Gálvez started her last campaign rallies early Wednesday on the outskirts of Mexico City, and she focused her ire on President Andrés Manuel López Obrador’s …

Bullets before ballots: Dozens of Mexican candidates have been killed as cartels seek more control
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Bullets before ballots: Dozens of Mexican candidates have been killed as cartels seek more control

LA Times  

Noé Ramos was chatting with voters, sharing breakfast with supporters of his mayoral reelection bid in his hometown in northern Mexico. On Wednesday, the last official day of the Mexican campaign, another mayoral candidate was killed — in the western state of Guerrero, among Mexico’s most violent. The killings this cycle, documented by human rights groups and others, haven’t reached …

Wave of electoral violence in southern Mexico claims 14 lives in matter of days
7 months ago

Wave of electoral violence in southern Mexico claims 14 lives in matter of days

Associated Press  

TAPACHULA, Mexico — Attacks on political candidates in Mexico’s violence-torn southern state of Chiapas have left at least 14 people dead in recent days, local authorities and candidates said Sunday. On Thursday, a gunman opened fired at a campaign rally in a small town about 80 miles from the Guatemalan border, killing six people including a young girl and mayoral …

A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico
7 months, 1 week ago

A mayoral candidate and 5 other people killed in gunfire at a campaign rally in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A mayoral candidate and five other people were killed when gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally in the violence-wracked southern Mexico state of Chiapas, officials said. State prosecutors said a young girl was among the six people killed in the gunfire late Thursday, along with mayoral candidate Lucero López Maza. The church statement said the heavily …

Mexico’s cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches
7 months, 1 week ago

Mexico’s cartel violence haunts civilians as the June 2 election approaches

Associated Press  

HUITZILAC, Mexico — Tailed by trucks of heavily armed soldiers, four caskets floated on a sea of hundreds of mourners. “When my phone rings, I’m terrified that it’ll be the school saying something has happened to my kids.” Cartel violence is nothing new to Mexico, but bloodshed in the country has spiked ahead of the election, with April marking the …

Two Mexican mayoral contenders found dead on same day
8 months ago

Two Mexican mayoral contenders found dead on same day

Al Jazeera  

Killing of Noe Ramos Ferretiz in Tamaulipas and of Alberto Garcia in Oaxaca bring to 17 the number of slain candidates ahead of June 2 polls. Two mayoral contenders have been found dead in a single day in Mexico, adding to the toll of slain candidates in what is shaping up to be the country’s most violent election on record. …

2 mayoral candidates killed in Mexico, bringing the number slain so far to 17
8 months ago

2 mayoral candidates killed in Mexico, bringing the number slain so far to 17

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Two mayoral candidates in Mexico were found dead Friday, bringing to 17 the number of contenders slain in the lead-up to the June 2 election. In Oaxaca, the state electoral board condemned the death of García, who went missing along with his wife — the current mayor of San José Independencia — earlier this week. The electoral …

Mexico’s president mourns local candidate killed shortly after starting her campaign
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s president mourns local candidate killed shortly after starting her campaign

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s president said Tuesday he was saddened by the killing of a mayoral candidate just hours after she requested protection and started campaigning. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the killing of his own party’s candidate “hurts a lot,” but he did not announce any increase in security for politicians. Federal Security Secretary Rosa Icela Rodríguez said …

A candidate for mayor of a violent city in Mexico has been killed as she began campaigning
8 months, 3 weeks ago

A candidate for mayor of a violent city in Mexico has been killed as she began campaigning

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — 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. Video of the scene posted on social media showed a small …

Mexican President Lopez Obrador responds to mayoral candidate’s slaying
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexican President Lopez Obrador responds to mayoral candidate’s slaying

Al Jazeera  

The death of Bertha Gisela Gaytán has renewed concerns over violence in the lead-up to the nationwide election on June 2. Outgoing Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has offered condolences to the family of a slain mayoral candidate who was shot dead shortly after launching her campaign. “They’re out on the street, face to face.” López Obrador’s remarks came …

Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Organized crime attacks on local candidates raise fears Mexico may face its bloodiest elections ever

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — As Mexico prepares for the largest elections in its history, organized crime is once again preying on local candidates across swaths of the country where cartels dominate, raising concerns among experts that these could be Mexico’s bloodiest elections ever. “I don’t think that’s the way to get closer to the people or promote citizen participation.” Thousands of …

Mexico’s presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially begin
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Mexico’s presidential candidates promise security or continuity as campaigns officially begin

Associated Press  

IRAPUATO, Mexico — Tens of thousands of people packed a stadium in a violence-torn western Mexico state while even more did so in Mexico City’s central square Friday as the country’s leading presidential candidates officially kicked off their campaigns with promises of greater security and support for the outgoing president’s social programs. Former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, President Andrés …

Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. He was very friendly.” While she hasn't voted …

Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Two mayoral hopefuls of a Mexican city are shot dead within hours of each other

Associated Press  

MARAVATÍO, Mexico — Two mayoral hopefuls in the Mexican city of Maravatío have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 national elections could be the country’s most violent on record. He was very friendly.” While she hasn’t voted in years — “whether it’s one or the other, everything stays the same” — Luna …

2 Mexican city mayoral candidates are shot dead within hours of each other
9 months, 4 weeks ago

2 Mexican city mayoral candidates are shot dead within hours of each other

LA Times  

Claudia Sheinbaum greets supporters after a rally at the Revolution Monument in Mexico City on June 15. Two candidates for mayor in the Mexican city of Maravatio have been gunned down within hours of each other, as experts warn the June 2 election could be the country’s most violent on record. “This illustrates the extremely serious level of violence and …

Mass shootings in Mexico become an issue in the presidential race
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Mass shootings in Mexico become an issue in the presidential race

LA Times  

Men carry the coffin of one of the 11 people killed by gunmen at a Christmas party during his funeral in Salvatierra, Mexico, on Dec. 19, 2023. “The gunmen just went in and began shooting,” said Luis Almanza, whose son was among the revelers smashing a piñata and dancing to a live norteño band inside a former hacienda. “They wanted …

16 killed in Christmas-season shootings in central Mexico state of Guanajuato
1 year ago

16 killed in Christmas-season shootings in central Mexico state of Guanajuato

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Gunmen attacked a Christmas season party early Sunday, killing a dozen people in the town of Salvatierra in Mexico’s north-central state of Guanajuato, prosecutors said. Local media said the victims in Salvatierra were leaving an event hall following a Christmas party known as a “posada” when they were gunned down. Quintana Roo state prosecutors said a preliminary …

Bloody clash in Mexican hamlet kills 4 villagers and 10 gunmen, including drug cartel’s leader
1 year ago

Bloody clash in Mexican hamlet kills 4 villagers and 10 gunmen, including drug cartel’s leader

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A clash between gunmen from a notoriously violent drug cartel and residents of a small farming community in central Mexico left 14 people dead, including the cartel’s leader, authorities said Saturday. Officials said 10 of the dead were members of the violent Familia Michoacana drug cartel, including its leader, Rigoberto de la Sancha Santillán, known as “El …

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed
1 year, 1 month ago

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An activist who documented murders …

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed
1 year, 1 month ago

Mexican activist who counted murders in his violence-plagued city is himself killed

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — An activist who documented murders in one of Mexico’s deadliest cities has himself been killed, authorities confirmed Wednesday. Enríquez described himself on his social media profiles as an “activist, demanding a country with the rule of law.” For years, Enríquez has posted a simple, moving tally of each murder in Leon, writing just hours before his death …

Day of bloodshed in southwest Mexico kills at least 19 people, including police and officials
1 year, 2 months ago

Day of bloodshed in southwest Mexico kills at least 19 people, including police and officials

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — A local security secretary and 12 police officers were shot dead in Guerrero state Monday, authorities said, the worst episode in a day of violence across southwestern Mexico that killed at least 19 people. Another person was slain in the Guerrero state capital and five people, including a police officer, were killed in the neighboring state of …

At least 29 people killed in violence following arrest of Mexican cartel boss El Chapo’s son
1 year, 11 months ago

At least 29 people killed in violence following arrest of Mexican cartel boss El Chapo’s son

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy At least 29 people …

Bar shooting leaves 9 dead in central Mexican state, gang war suspected
2 years, 1 month ago

Bar shooting leaves 9 dead in central Mexican state, gang war suspected

India Today  

A shooting left nine dead and two wounded at a bar in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, which has increasingly suffered from cartel violence, local authorities said Thursday. An armed group arrived at the bar around 9 pm Wednesday in the town of Apaseo el Alto, outside of Celaya, and opened fire on those inside, authorities said in a …

Drug gang kills 20 in attack on city hall in southern Mexico
2 years, 2 months ago

Drug gang kills 20 in attack on city hall in southern Mexico

Associated Press  

SAN MIGUEL TOTOLAPAN, Mexico — A drug gang shot to death 20 people, including a mayor and his father, in the mountains of the southern Mexico state of Guerrero, officials said Thursday. The Guerrero state security council said gunmen burst into the town hall in the village of San Miguel Totolapan Wednesday and opened fire on a meeting the mayor …

Attack in Mexican town kills 20, including mayor, officials say
2 years, 2 months ago

Attack in Mexican town kills 20, including mayor, officials say

Al Jazeera  

Attack comes amid ongoing violence and discussions over the controversial security policies of President Lopez Obrador. Gunmen allegedly affiliated with a drug gang have killed 20 people, including a mayor, in an attack in the southern Mexican state of Guerrero, local officials said. “This act occurred in the context of a dispute between criminal gangs,” Ricardo Mejia, Mexico’s assistant secretary …

Mexico cartel violence leaves several dead and property destroyed after week of fighting
2 years, 4 months ago

Mexico cartel violence leaves several dead and property destroyed after week of fighting

ABC  

Two Mexican cities along the border with the United States are on high alert after a week of cartel violence across the country. Key points: Dozens of cars have been hijacked and burned during a week of cartel violence Tijuana's mayor has urged cartels to keep the violence between themselves and not innocent civilians Widespread violence started earlier in the …

Mexico shooting: Gunmen kill 20 in Michoacan state
2 years, 8 months ago

Mexico shooting: Gunmen kill 20 in Michoacan state

Al Jazeera  

The attack took place in Michoacan state, which has been at the centre of spiraling drug-cartel violence in the country. At least 20 people have been killed and several others wounded in a mass shooting in central Mexico, authorities have said, in one of the deadliest attacks in recent years. Michoacan and neighbouring Guanajuato state have seen years of violence …

5 suspected cartel gunmen dead in massive Mexico firefight
2 years, 9 months ago

5 suspected cartel gunmen dead in massive Mexico firefight

The Independent  

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2 police hanged from bridge in Mexico, 7 killed in shooting
3 years, 6 months ago

2 police hanged from bridge in Mexico, 7 killed in shooting

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — Authorities in northern Mexico said Wednesday they found the bodies of two abducted police officers hanging from an overpass, and the bodies of seven people shot to death in a neighboring city. The killings in Zacatecas came one day after prosecutors in Mexico’s most violent state, Guanajuato, reported seven men were shot to death at a mechanic’s …

Infighting in Gulf cartel blamed for Mexico border killings
3 years, 6 months ago

Infighting in Gulf cartel blamed for Mexico border killings

Associated Press  

CIUDAD VICTORIA — The top prosecutor in Mexico’s border state of Tamaulipas said Tuesday that infighting between rival factions of the Gulf drug cartel was the motive behind a weekend shooting that killed 19 people, 15 of whom appeared to be innocent bystanders. State prosecutor Irving Barrios told local station Radio Formula that apparently two gangs that operate just outside …

Mexico president to investigate border shooting of innocents
3 years, 6 months ago

Mexico president to investigate border shooting of innocents

Associated Press  

CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Mexico’s president vowed to investigate the border shootings that left 19 people dead over the weekend, even as the latest homicide figures showed a rebound in killings nationwide. The government of Tamaulipas state, where Reynosa is located, said in a statement there was evidence the killings involved “organized crime,” which in Mexico is generally used to …

Violence eclipses upcoming midterm elections in Mexico
3 years, 6 months ago

Violence eclipses upcoming midterm elections in Mexico

Al Jazeera  

At least 89 politicians, including 35 candidates, have been killed during the electoral campaign, security consultancy says. “What will mark this election is the violence that arose mainly against opponents of state governments or the municipalities,” Etellekt Director Ruben Salazar told Al Jazeera. In sum, what we are witnessing here is political violence, where being part of the opposition implies …

In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes
3 years, 6 months ago

In Mexico, cartels are hunting down police at their homes

Associated Press  

MEXICO CITY — The notoriously violent Jalisco cartel has responded to Mexico’s “hugs, not bullets” policy with a policy of its own: The cartel kidnapped several members of an elite police force in the state of Guanajuato, tortured them to obtain names and addresses of fellow officers and is now hunting down and killing police at their homes, on their …

Mexico’s bloodiest election: Drug cartels kill almost 100 in run up to June vote
3 years, 6 months ago

Mexico’s bloodiest election: Drug cartels kill almost 100 in run up to June vote

The Independent  

Parliamentary elections in Mexico on 6 June are among the most hotly contested in years, with an opposition coalition formed to fight the incumbent MORENA government of President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador. Earlier this month, Zudikey Rodriguez, an Olympian-turned-candidate running for mayor of the Valle de Bravo district, some two hours west of Mexico City, was abducted by cartel members, …

Another candidate assassinated in Mexico ahead of June 6 vote
3 years, 6 months ago

Another candidate assassinated in Mexico ahead of June 6 vote

Al Jazeera  

Alma Barragan was shot dead during a campaign event becoming the 34th murdered candidate this election season. On Wednesday, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said the killing was “without doubt” the work of organised criminal gangs who were killing candidates to scare voters away from the polls. “There’s always been violence with elections and electoral cycles especially at the mayoral …

Mexico: Ex-governor of troubled Jalisco state shot dead
4 years ago

Mexico: Ex-governor of troubled Jalisco state shot dead

Al Jazeera  

Aristoteles Sandoval was shot dead in a restaurant toilet in the early hours of Friday. The former governor of Mexico’s troubled western state of Jalisco was shot dead on Friday, marking the latest of a series of violent attacks in a country already plagued by drug-related gangs. Aristoteles Sandoval was killed in an attack at 1.40am in a restaurant’s toilet …

Gunmen wound Mexico City police chief in brazen attack that kills three
4 years, 5 months ago

Gunmen wound Mexico City police chief in brazen attack that kills three

LA Times  

A police vehicle at the site of an attack against the Mexico City police chief June 26. Heavily armed gunmen shot and wounded Mexico City’s police chief Friday in a brazen attack that left three people dead and signaled an alarming advance of organized crime on the nation’s capital, which has been shielded from the country’s worst violence. An abandoned …

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