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Mexican Mayor Shot Dead in his Office After Surviving Earlier Hit

Bloomberg Markets Thursday 23 July 2026, 00:53 UTC By Gonzalo Soto 1 min read
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Mexican Mayor Shot Dead in his Office After Surviving Earlier Hit Armed assailants gunned down the mayor of a small Mexican city just south of the country’s capital in his office in the latest case of suspected gangland violence targeting a local official. Valentín Lavín Romero was serving his second term as mayor of Temoac in Morelos state, a city with around 17,000 residents. He had survived an earlier armed attack several months ago.

Mexican Mayor Shot Dead in his Office After Surviving Earlier Hit Armed assailants gunned down the mayor of a small Mexican city just south of the country’s capital in his office in the latest case of suspected gangland violence targeting a local official. Valentín Lavín Romero was serving his second term as mayor of Temoac in Morelos state, a city with around 17,000 residents. He had survived an earlier armed attack several months ago.
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