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Another Candidate for Mayor Killed in Mexico Days Ahead of Nationwide Election

HeadlineMay 30, 2024

In Mexico, another mayoral candidate has been killed ahead of Sunday’s election. Alfredo Cabrera was shot dead at point-blank range while at a campaign rally in the southern Guerrero state yesterday. Just one day earlier, on Tuesday, a mayoral candidate from the state of Morelos was killed, and another shot and wounded in Jalisco. At least 35 political candidates or aspiring candidates have been murdered since last September.

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