Mexican village hall storm and shooting

The militants killed the Mayor of the Mexican Municipality San Pianos in the last death attack on local officials.

Witnesses said the four armed men arrived on motorcycles, burst into the village hall and opened fire on Mary Lilia Gema García Soto and local officials who were at a meeting with her, Eli Garcia Ramirez.

Two police officers were also injured.

While officials still still investigate the possible motive of the murder, local officials are often aimed at criminal gangs for not performing their bidding.

This year, Garcia Soto is the second mayor who died in Oxak. In May, the Mayor of Santiago Amaltpek was shot dead with two other people who were in the car with him during the attack.

The Governor of Axaca condemned this last murder, adding that the crime would not be unpunished.

However, the security forces are still looking for four militants who fled after the attack.

The State Prosecutor’s Office stated that federal agents were located in the area to help find them.

Violence against local politicians and those who are running for the post in Mexico has increased in recent years, coming on the eve of the general election last year.

Most attacks occurred in small cities where organized crimes are particularly strong but last month The two main assistants of the Mexico Mayor were shot dead in the capital In the escalation of the violence that shocked the country.