Mexican Mayor and Three Others Found Shot Dead in Vehicle

A mayor in Mexico’s central San Luis Potosi state was found shot dead along with three others on Sunday, according to local authorities.

Jesus Eduardo Franco, the mayor of Tancanhuitz municipality and a member of the ruling Morena party, was discovered inside a vehicle alongside the three other victims, the state prosecutor’s office reported.

‘We deeply regret the death of our colleague Eduardo Franco, municipal president of Tancanhuitz,’ wrote Morena party president Rita Rodriguez on X. ‘We ask authorities to reach the ultimate consequences and find those responsible,’ she added.

This incident adds to the growing list of local officials targeted in the wave of organized crime-related violence that has plagued Mexico in recent years.

Just last month, local media reported that Alejandro Arcos, a mayor in the southern Guerrero state, was decapitated less than a week after taking office, his head found placed atop a pickup truck.

Since the Mexican government deployed the army to combat drug trafficking in 2006, more than 450,000 people have been murdered and thousands have gone missing, according to official figures.

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Mexican mayor, three others found shot dead in vehicle

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