https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/mexican-mayor-gunned-down-after-being-sworn-n953601
If you weren’t aware, 133 politicans (48 of them actual candidates, the rest were party members or staff) were murdered during campaign season. Cartels are actively murdering anyone who wants to change the status quo. They’re actual terrorists.
The sad thing is that cartels have diversified into other illegal (such as human and weapons trafficking) and legal (such as avacado farming and mining) trades so even legalizing all drugs wouldn’t put them down.
MEXICO CITY — The governor of Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca is condemning the slaying of a local mayor shortly after he took office.
Gov. Alejandro Murat confirmed the killing of Tlaxiaco Mayor Alejandro Aparicio Santiago via his Twitter account Tuesday. He promised a thorough investigation and said a suspect was already in custody.
The state prosecutor's office said in a statement that Aparicio had just been sworn in and was headed to a meeting at city hall when an unknown number of gunmen opened fire at him. He was taken to a hospital, but died there later.
Four other people were wounded in the attack.
Tlaxiaco is the hometown of Yalitza Aparicio, star of the film "Roma." It was not immediately known if she was related to the victim.
If you weren’t aware, 133 politicans (48 of them actual candidates, the rest were party members or staff) were murdered during campaign season. Cartels are actively murdering anyone who wants to change the status quo. They’re actual terrorists.
The sad thing is that cartels have diversified into other illegal (such as human and weapons trafficking) and legal (such as avacado farming and mining) trades so even legalizing all drugs wouldn’t put them down.
