Mexican Mayor Who Survived Armed Attack Shot Dead in Town Hall
Valentin Lavin, allied to President Sheinbaum's party, was killed months after surviving an earlier armed attack.
Jesús Esteban San José
Mexican Mayor Valentin Lavin was shot dead in a town hall, months after he survived an armed attack.
Mayor Lavin was allied to Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum's leftist party.
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The fatal shooting of Mayor Valentin Lavin occurred directly within his office at the town hall. Authorities suspect the incident is linked to gangland violence targeting the local official. The town where the attack took place is situated just south of Mexico City.
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