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May 13, 2025

Mexican Mayoral Candidate Shot Dead at Campaign Rally Ahead of June 1 Election 
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In Mexico, a mayoral candidate and four of her supporters were killed
Sunday when shots rang out at a campaign rally in the eastern state of
Veracruz. Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez was running for mayor of Texistepec in
Mexico's June 1 election as a member of the Morena party. Witnesses
reported hearing about 20 gunshots.

Rosalba: "A very cruel injustice, right? Texistepec used to be peaceful.
Now look at the result. So much injustice, so many killings."

Sunday's assassination came just two days after masked gunmen shot and
killed Cecilia Ruvalcaba, a municipal councilwoman in Jalisco. Last
year, political violence in Mexico surged to an all-time high, with
human rights groups reporting 661 attacks on people and facilities.


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