Mayor Valentin Lavin, who was allied to President Claudia Sheinbaum's leftist party, had already survived an armed attack in January, according to local media reports.

Valentin Lavin, who was allied with President Claudia Sheinbaum's leftist party, was shot and killed during a town hall.

Valentín Lavín Romero is the 14th mayor to be murdered since Claudia Sheinbaum became president in 2024 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A local mayor in central Mexico was shot dead in a town hall, authorities reported Wednesday, after the politician had survived a ...

MEXICO CITY — A local mayor in central Mexico was shot dead in a town hall, authorities reported Wednesday, after the politician had survived a previous assassination attempt. The town of Temoac is ...

Lavín had survived an earlier attempt on his life in January, and his killing adds to a mounting toll of Mexican mayors targeted amid ongoing cartel-linked violence.

Since 2006, nearly 100 mayors have lost their lives due to organized crime, with 14 killed since the current federal government took office.