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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Mexican mayoral candidate gunned down during live broadcast of campaign rally
What began as a festive campaign march quickly turned into a scene of terror in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Sunday night when a mayoral candidate was gunned down alongside three other people. A Facebook live stream captured the horror of that day. It showed Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez greeting residents as she paraded through the streets of Texistepec, surrounded by a caravan of supporters. The crowd was seen smiling and chanting before gunfire suddenly rang out off camera, drowning out their cheers. About 20 gunshots were heard in the video, which was still available on Lara's Facebook page the following day. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the attack during her morning press conference on Monday and said she had no information yet about the motive. She added that her government is in coordination with Veracruz state officials and offered federal support if necessary, including contact with the state attorney general's office. 'We're coordinating, particularly with the Secretary of Security, and with all the support needed during this electoral period from Veracruz and Durango,' she said, referring to the upcoming June 1 elections in the two states. The mayoral candidate, a member of Sheinbaum's ruling Morena party, was among four people killed in the shooting, according to the state attorney general's office. Another three people were wounded. Authorities are still investigating the matter and are promising justice. 'No position or office is worth a person's life,' Veracruz Governor Rocío Nahle said on X. 'We will find those responsible for this cowardly murder of the Morena candidate and supporters in Texistepec.' CNN has reached out to Morena, the prosecutor's office and the Texistepec city council for more information. Attacks on political candidates are common during election cycles in Mexico. Last year, the country saw a record number of victims from political-criminal violence, with Data Cívica, a human rights organization, reporting 661 attacks on people and facilities. Many of the victims either held or were running for municipal-level positions. In May 2024, a mayoral candidate was killed during a campaign stop in the southern state of Guerrero, in a shooting that was captured on video. Days later, the mayor of Cotija in Michoacán state was shot dead as she was walking from a gym back to her house with her bodyguard. In October, the mayor of Guerrero's capital Chilpancingo was killed less than a week after taking office.
New York Post
13-05-2025
- Politics
- New York Post
Second Mexican mayoral candidate gunned down ahead of June 1 elections
A mayoral candidate in Mexico has been fatally shot by suspected cartel gunmen live on air — becoming the second politician to be killed in the state ahead of elections on June 1. Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez of the governing Morena party was gunned down while she was greeting supporters in the small town of Texistepec in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz on Sunday, where she was running for election. Gutiérrez's daughter was also killed in the shooting, Veracruz Governor Rocío Nahle, also from the Morena party of Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, said on Monday. Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez was killed while she was greeting supporters in the small town of Texistepec. Facebook/Yesenia Lara Gutierrez Members of the general prosecutor's office and the Navy stand guard near a vehicle involved in a shootout in Veracruz, Mexico, Monday, May 12, 2025 AP Less than two weeks ago, Germán Anuar Valencia, also from the governing party, was shot and killed in Veracruz while at his campaign headquarters in the town of Coxquihui in the north of the state. Two federal agents were killed on Monday in another part of Veracruz, according to reports. 'No [elected] position is worth dying for,' Nahle said at a press conference on Monday, where she promised justice for the victims' families.
Daily Mirror
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Daily Mirror
Mayor candidate shot dead as she broadcast live on Facebook from parade
The attack on politician Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, of the Morena party, occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of supporters through Texistepec, Mexico, ahead of local elections A campaigning politician was horrifically shot dead while broadcasting live on Facebook from a parade of supporters. Gunmen killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico's governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who accompanied her, the second such local candidate killing in the state ahead of the June 1 election, authorities confirmed Monday. There were reports later that two federal agents were also killed in another part of the state. The attack on candidate Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, of the Morena party, occurred Sunday when she was leading a caravan of supporters through Texistepec. Three more people were wounded. Veracruz Gov. Rocío Nahle, also of the Morena party of President Claudia Sheinbaum, said Monday that Lara Gutiérrez's daughter was among those killed. Texistepec is a town of 20,000 southwest of the important petroleum industry port of Coatzacoalcos. 'No (elected) position is worth dying for,' Nahle said in a press conference Monday, where she promised justice. 'All of the state's power will be present in coming days so that the elections are free and democratic,' she said. At a wake Monday in Texistepec, family and friends mourned Lara Gutiérrez and spoke about the fear the violence stirred around the election. 'We can't continue with the insecurity, we're tired of all of this, this is terrorism,' said supporter Joaquín Fonseca. 'There are five people dead, not one. We're living the worst of the terrorism.' Family friend Cruz Morales said the violence is so bad that 'we're afraid to go into the fields, to go see our family in the evening, because we don't know what's going to happen to us on the way.' Lara Gutiérrez was the second mayoral candidate killed in Veracruz during the campaign. On April 29, the first official day of campaigning, gunmen killed Germán Anuar Valencia, also from the governing party at his campaign headquarters in Coxquihui in the northern part of Veracruz. Nahle said that 57 local candidates had requested security offered by the state and federal government. It was not immediately clear if Lara Gutiérrez had. Municipal elections are scheduled in Veracruz's 212 municipalities for June 1. Local candidates are historically the most vulnerable to election violence as organized criminal groups seek to gain control of local governments. Later Monday, local press reported that two federal agents and a third person were killed in an attack in the coastal city of Boca del Rio, Veracruz. An Associated Press photojournalist saw federal agents and soldiers maintaining a perimeter around the scene of the shooting.
Time of India
13-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Mayoral candidate, three supporters shot dead during live-streamed shooting in Mexico
A mayoral candidate from Mexico's ruling Morena party was shot dead during a campaign event in the eastern state of Veracruz on Sunday, as political violence continues to escalate ahead of the country's June elections. Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez, who was running for mayor of Texistepec, was among four people killed in a hail of gunfire that also left three others wounded. The attack unfolded during a campaign march, with a live stream posted to Lara's Facebook page capturing the chaos. Supporters were seen smiling and chanting before the sound of automatic gunfire sent the crowd fleeing in panic. Footage showed a parade of motorcycles and Morena flags moments before the shooting began. Veracruz Governor Rocío Nahle condemned the killing on social media, describing it as a "cowardly murder," and vowed justice: "We will find those responsible. No position or office is worth a person's life." Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum addressed the incident on Monday, saying her government was coordinating with state authorities and had offered federal assistance. She said there was no immediate information on the motive behind the attack. The incident is the latest in a string of violent acts targeting local politicians across Mexico, a pattern that has grown more frequent in the lead-up to national elections. Just days earlier, councillor Cecilia Ruvalcaba was shot dead in a hospital in Jalisco, while several other local officials have also been gunned down in recent months. According to human rights group Data Cívica, over 660 politically-linked attacks were recorded in Mexico last year, most involving candidates or officials at the municipal level. The broader backdrop of cartel violence and political corruption has contributed to nearly half a million murders in the country since 2006. Authorities in Veracruz say an investigation is underway and promised that those responsible will be brought to justice.
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Mexican mayoral candidate gunned down during live broadcast of campaign rally
What began as a festive campaign march quickly turned into a scene of terror in the Mexican state of Veracruz on Sunday night when a mayoral candidate was gunned down alongside three other people. A Facebook live stream captured the horror of that day. It showed Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez greeting residents as she paraded through the streets of Texistepec, surrounded by a caravan of supporters. The crowd was seen smiling and chanting before gunfire suddenly rang out off camera, drowning out their cheers. About 20 gunshots were heard in the video, which was still available on Lara's Facebook page the following day. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum confirmed the attack during her morning press conference on Monday and said she had no information yet about the motive. She added that her government is in coordination with Veracruz state officials and offered federal support if necessary, including contact with the state attorney general's office. 'We're coordinating, particularly with the Secretary of Security, and with all the support needed during this electoral period from Veracruz and Durango,' she said, referring to the upcoming June 1 elections in the two states. The mayoral candidate, a member of Sheinbaum's ruling Morena party, was among four people killed in the shooting, according to the state attorney general's office. Another three people were wounded. Authorities are still investigating the matter and are promising justice. 'No position or office is worth a person's life,' Veracruz Governor Rocío Nahle said on X. 'We will find those responsible for this cowardly murder of the Morena candidate and supporters in Texistepec.' CNN has reached out to Morena, the prosecutor's office and the Texistepec city council for more information. Attacks on political candidates are common during election cycles in Mexico. Last year, the country saw a record number of victims from political-criminal violence, with Data Cívica, a human rights organization, reporting 661 attacks on people and facilities. Many of the victims either held or were running for municipal-level positions. In May 2024, a mayoral candidate was killed during a campaign stop in the southern state of Guerrero, in a shooting that was captured on video. Days later, the mayor of Cotija in Michoacán state was shot dead as she was walking from a gym back to her house with her bodyguard. In October, the mayor of Guerrero's capital Chilpancingo was killed less than a week after taking office.
