Mexican Mayor Shot to Death Just Hours After Taking Office

Mexican Mayor Shot to Death Just Hours After Taking Office
A Mexican flag over the city of Tijuana, Mexico, on April 21, 2017. Mike Blake/Reuters
Sarah Le
Sarah Le
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The new mayor of a Mexican town in the state of Oaxaca was gunned down just hours after taking office, according to media reports.

Alejandro Aparicio Santiago was heading to his very first meeting in Tlaxiaco city hall when he was attacked by a group of gunmen, according to The Associated Press. The mayor later died in a hospital. Four others were also injured.
Sarah Le
Sarah Le
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Sarah Le is an editor for The Epoch Times in Southern California. She lives with her husband and two children in Los Angeles.
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