Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784771530376thumbnail-F7m3y2hyWVI-1280x720 (1).jpg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Mexican flag.<em> Julio Lopez, Unsplash</em></span></span></span></div><p>MEXICO CITY, Mexico — A local mayor in central Mexico was shot dead in a town hall, authorities reported Wednesday, after the politician had survived a previous assassination attempt.</p><p>The town of Temoac is located in the state of Morelos, a region close to Mexico City where several drug cartels are active.</p><p>Mayor Valentin Lavin, who was allied to President Claudia Sheinbaum&#x27;s leftist party, had already survived an armed attack in January, according to local media reports.</p><p>Forensic experts and police officers located his lifeless body inside local government facilities, the state prosecutor&#x27;s office said.</p><p>An operation to arrest those responsible for the crime was underway, it added in a statement.</p><p>Almost 100 mayors have been murdered in Mexico since 2006, when drug-related violence surged, official figures show.</p><p>The country was particularly shocked by the fatal shooting of mayor Carlos Manzo in the state of Michoacan last November, during Day of the Dead celebrations.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong><br/></strong></div><p>.</p>

<p>A local mayor in central Mexico was shot dead in a town hall, authorities reported Wednesday, after the politician had survived a previous assassination attempt.</p>

A local mayor in central Mexico was shot dead in a town hall, authorities reported Wednesday, after the politician had survived a previous assassination attempt.

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Mexican mayor shot dead in town hall

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Published July 23, 2026 09:53 AM PHT

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