Mayor Valentín Lavín Romero shot dead in Mexico
Valentín Lavín Romero, a mayor in Mexico's Morelos state, was shot dead on Wednesday, just months after surviving an assassination attempt in January. His murder marks the 14th mayoral killing since Claudia Sheinbaum took office as president in October 2024, highlighting a severe crisis of violence targeting local government officials in Mexico.
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Mayor shot dead in Mexico months after surviving assassination attempt
Valentín Lavín Romero, a mayor in Mexico's Morelos state, was shot dead on Wednesday, just months after surviving an assassination attempt in January. His murder marks the 14th mayoral killing since Claudia Sheinbaum took office as president in October 2024, highlighting a severe crisis of violence targeting local government officials in Mexico.
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