Young girl was among six people killed in gunfire in an area of Chiapas where shootings have become common and widespread
A mayoral candidate and five other people have been killed when gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally in the violence-racked southern Mexico state of Chiapas.
State prosecutors said a young girl was among the six people killed in the gunfire late on Thursday, along with the mayoral candidate Lucero López Maza. Two others were injured, they said.
“A confrontation broke out between armed civilians during a political campaign event,” prosecutors said in a statement.
It was unclear whether López Maza was the intended target of the attack, because shootings have become so common and widespread in the area.
Perhaps start checking for weapons before allowing them in the event. A semblance of security
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A mayoral candidate and five other people have been killed when gunmen opened fire at a campaign rally in the violence-racked southern Mexico state of Chiapas.
State prosecutors said a young girl was among the six people killed in the gunfire late on Thursday, along with the mayoral candidate Lucero López Maza.
The mass shooting took place at a crossroads in the rural town of La Concordia, Chiapas, about 80 miles (125km) from the border with Guatemala.
On Tuesday, 11 people were killed in mass shootings in a village in the township of Chicomuselo, Chiapas, a few dozen miles away from La Concordia.
No, as I’ve explained, the problem is in this region and we are going to solve it,” the president said during a press briefing in the border city of Tapachula.
Again, López Obrador sought to downplay the violence and depicted those who report the killings as “vultures” seeking to smear his administration.
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Mexico is great, just stay out of politics.
In general, but not there.
It was unclear whether López Maza was the intended target of the attack, because shootings have become so common and widespread in the area.
