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Mayoral Candidate Shot Dead At Mexican Campaign Rally

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A mayoral candidate was fatally shot on Wednesday during a campaign rally in Guerrero, Mexico.

Alfredo Cabrera was killed in Coyuca de Benitez when an individual approached him at the event and shot him multiple times at close range, video footage showed.

This incident adds to a series of attacks leading up to the elections on June 2nd, with at least 22 local office candidates murdered since September, according to the government on Tuesday.

On Tuesday, a mayoral candidate in the central state of Morelos was murdered while another one was shot and wounded in western Jalisco state, authorities reported.

Cabrera was part of an opposition coalition supporting Xochitl Galvez, a centre-right senator and businesswoman who, according to Al-Jazeera, is currently polling second in the presidential race.

Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado condemned the murder, pledging to pursue justice.

The alleged attacker was killed at the scene.

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