A local Mexican politician was shot on Monday while he was dining in a restaurant in western mexico trouble Jalisco Statesaid the authorities.
Jose Luis Pereira, main member of the government of the city of Teocaltiche, was attacked around 5 p.m. in a seafood restaurant, according to the local prosecutor’s office.
“Police responded to the scene after receiving a report from a person injured by a firearm,” said the prosecutor’s office in a statement. “Upon their arrival, with medical staff, the police confirmed that the victim had no vital signs.”
The city and its surrounding region have experienced episodes of violence in recent months. A few days ago, a mother looking for missing parents was murdered with his son in Jalisco.
The chief of the municipal police police was murdered on April 15.
In March, a lawyer who directed a local Facebook page was killed in the neighboring state of Guanajuato in what state prosecutors called a crime “against freedom of expression”.
The local media also reported in February that the remains of four police officers from Teocaltiche had been found in plastic bags along a road, after eight police officers disappeared with a driver taking them to Guadalajara nearby.
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After the kidnappings, the state government took control of the Teocaltiche police, accusing local police of being infiltrated by gangs.
Western Mexico houses the cartel of Jalisco New Generation, which was appointed a terrorist organization of US President Donald Trump in February.
Violence linked to drug trafficking groups has soamed in Mexico in recent decades, with around 480,000 people murdered in the past 19 years.
More than 124,000 people were officially enrolled in Mexico, and Jalisco leads national statistics with more than 15,000 cases.
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