A mayor in Mexico’s central San Luis Potosi state, who was part of the ruling Morena party, was shot and killed on Sunday along with three others, local authorities confirmed.
Jesus Eduardo Franco, the mayor of Tancanhuitz municipality, and the three other victims were found dead inside a vehicle, according to the state prosecutor’s office.
“We deeply regret the loss of our colleague Eduardo Franco, the municipal president of Tancanhuitz,” Morena party president Rita Rodriguez wrote on X. “We urge authorities to take all necessary actions and bring those responsible to justice,” she added.
In recent years, Mexico has been plagued by violence linked to organized crime, with dozens of local officials becoming targets.
Local media reported last month that Alejandro Arcos, a mayor in southern Guerrero state, was decapitated just days after taking office, with his head left on a pickup truck.
Since 2006, when the Mexican government deployed the army to fight drug trafficking, over 450,000 people have been killed and thousands more have disappeared, according to official data.
