Tragedy in the Election Campaign: Local Politician Brutally Murdered!
In the volatile times leading up to the elections, another gruesome crime shakes the nation: A mayoral candidate was brutally murdered during a campaign event. This event marks a tragic end to an already bloody election campaign. Here is all the background information and the video of the assassination:
On the last day of the campaign in the South Mexican city of Coyuca de Benítez, dramatic scenes unfolded. José Alfredo Cabrera, the candidate of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), was fatally hit by 15 shots from a handgun just before his planned speech on a sports field. Local media, including the newspaper El Sol de Acapulco, reported that Cabrera had led a march with about 300 followers. At first, the shots were mistaken for fireworks until panic broke out and the terrible realization set in. An eyewitness described how chaos erupted and people fled in all directions. She saw the alleged perpetrator being arrested not far from the place where Cabrera lost his life.