They shoot against the candidate for mayor of Rayón, Chiapas; There are 15 attacks

The candidate for mayor of Rayón for the Chiapas Unidos party, Luis Ángel Flores Calvo, suffered an armed attack on Monday night on one of the state’s highways.

The events occurred around 8:00 p.m. on the stretch of road between Rayón and Pantepec, where the candidate was intercepted by armed motorcyclists who shot him and his companions.

The candidate Luis Ángel Flores was admitted to a clinic in the municipality of Tapolila with two gunshot wounds. So far they report him out of danger. According to unofficial information, one of his companions was also injured during the armed attack.

So far, there have been 15 attacks against electoral aspirants and candidates in Chiapas, of which four have lost their lives. Due to this situation, two members of the Chiapas Unidos party dropped out of the electoral race and another six requested the security protocol, but only the candidate for the mayor of Benemérito de las Américas received security.

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Graduated from the Faculty of Educational Sciences of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa. She began her career as a web reporter in January 2019 at the El Debate newspaper. She covers stories related to Climate, CFE, police, as well as topics of interest in Sinaloa and other states in northern Mexico.

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