Newly installed mayor of Mexican city killed one day after taking office

[Judi Lynn]

Newly installed mayor of Mexican city killed one day after taking office

The newly installed mayor of a small town in Mexico was murdered one day after assuming office. Gisela Mota was killed in her home on January 2, becoming the latest victim in Mexico ongoing fight against drug gangs.

Date 02.01.2016

The Mexican city of Temixco, located about 100 kilometers south of Mexico City (60 miles), became the latest crime scene in Mexico's ongoing war on the drugs trade.

State Governor Graco Ramirez confirmed the murder in a tweet, calling the attack against a "young and widely beloved partner" a provocation by criminals, which his party would not give into.

Gisela Mota had only taken office with the start of the new year on January 1. A former federal member of Congress, Mota belonged to the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PDR), a leftist movement.

The Mexican newspaper "El Universal" reported that four armed gunmen had attacked Mota at her home.

More:
http://www.dw.com/en/newly-installed-mayor-of-mexican-city-killed-one-day-after-taking-office/a-18955728

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[jonno99]

1. Sigh, what a tragedy. nt

[Judi Lynn]

2. Horrible, so sad. There are some evil people running around loose. n/t

[mwrguy]

3. Probably with american guns

[Judi Lynn]

4. Mexican Mayor Is Killed a Day After Taking Office

Mexican Mayor Is Killed a Day After Taking Office

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
JAN. 2, 2016, 5:30 P.M. E.S.T.


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Gisela Mota during her swearing-in ceremony as mayor of Temixco on Friday.
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MEXICO CITY — The mayor of a city south of Mexico's capital was shot to death on Saturday, less than a day after taking office, officials said.

Gunmen burst into the house of Mayor Gisela Mota in the city of and killed her, said the government of Morelos state, where Temixco is located. Two presumed assailants were killed and two others detained, said Morelos Gov. Graco Ramirez in the government statement. Officials attributed her killing to organized crime.

Mota's leftist Democratic Revolution Party released a statement describing her as "a strong and brave woman who on taking office as mayor, declared that her fight against crime would be frontal and direct."

Temixco is a city of about 100,000 people neighboring Cuernavaca, a resort and industrial city which has been suffering kidnappings and extortion linked to organized crime groups. Though Cuernavaca is the state capital of Morelos, Temixco is the seat of several state institutions including the Public Security Commission, which coordinates state and local police forces. Morelos also neighbors drug cartel-plagued Guerrero state. Mota, who had been a federal congresswoman, was sworn into office on New Year's Day. She was killed the following day.

More:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/01/02/world/americas/ap-lt-mexico-violence.html?partner=rss&emc=rss

[Judi Lynn]

5. Mexico mayor is mourned after her murder by four gunmen

Mexico mayor is mourned after her murder by four gunmen
04/01 03:11 CET
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Mourners have turned out in large numbers following the murder of Mexico City mayor Gisela Mota who was gunned down at home by four attackers just one day after taking office.

Two of her alleged attackers have been killed and two more arrested according to a statement by local police.

Several mayors were killed last year in Mexico where armed gangs funded by the drugs trade control many local communities.

Mota, a former federal member of Congress, belonged to the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution.

http://www.euronews.com/2016/01/04/mexico-mayor-is-mourned-after-her-murder-by-four-gunmen/

(Short article, no more at link.)

[Judi Lynn]

6. Minor, two others held after Mexico mayor is gunned down in her home day after taking office

Minor, two others held after Mexico mayor is gunned down in her home day after taking office

AP

MEXICO CITY – Three people, including a minor, were being held Sunday in the slaying of a newly inaugurated mayor in a gang-troubled central Mexican city.

Morelos Gov. Graco Ramirez ordered flags on state buildings flown at half-staff and called for three days of mourning following the murder of Temixco Mayor Gisela Mota.

He blamed organized crime for killing the 33-year-old Mota, a former federal congresswoman who had been sworn in as mayor less than a day before she was gunned down in her home Saturday morning. Ramirez ordered security measures for all of the state’s mayors, though he gave no details on what that involved.

Following Mota’s killing, two suspects were killed in a clash with police and three others arrested. Officials said they include a 32-year-old woman, an 18-year-old man and the minor. They gave few other details, though state Attorney General Javier Perez Duron said they had been tied to other crimes.

More:
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2016/01/04/world/minor-two-others-held-mexico-mayor-gunned-home-day-taking-office/#.VoouhORIhOl