They assassinate a candidate from the ruling party in Mexico who was trying to be mayor in Guerrero

An unknown assailant shot and killed candidate Tomás Morales Patrón, of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Brunette), who intended to be mayor of Chilapain the south of the state of Warriorbringing the total to more than 20 candidates murdered in the current electoral process in Mexico.

Police reports released this Wednesday state that the incident occurred at 10:30 pm local time (04:30 GMT) on Tuesday, when the founder of Morena in that municipality also got out of his vehicle in the neighborhood of Sweet namewhere a man approached him and shot him in the head on at least two occasions.

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Emergency services arrived at the scene, but he had already died and took him to hospital. Forensic Medical Service (Semefo) in Chilpancingocapital of Warrior.

Until this morning State Attorney General’s Office (FGE) did not report on the investigation into the politician’s murder.

Tomás Morales He stood out for being one of the main opponents of Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), which currently governs that municipality.

He was councilor of the municipality José Joaquín de Herrera (2009-2012) and later ‘Servant of the Nation‘, a body of federal employees created by the president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

The event reflects the political violence in Mexicowhere the consultancy Data Int documented in February the murder of at least 20 candidates so far in this election year, in which a total of 76 people “potentially linked to the process” were killed, an increase of 20% before the 2021 elections.

The state of Guerrero, which is suffering a wave of organized crime violence, is one of the most affected, as at the beginning of March the Labor Party (PT) candidate for mayor of Atoyac de Álvarez, Alfredo González Diaz, when he was driving his vehicle.

In February, the activist and founder of Brunette in the municipality of Huamuxtitlánmountain of Warrior, Abraham Ramirezwho was the father of the aspiring municipal president, Rosalba Ramírez.

Source: Elcomercio

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