“They murdered the candidate,” this was the collective cry that flooded the closing of the campaign José Alfredo Cabrera Barrientoscandidate for the municipal mayor of Coyuca de Benítez, in Mexico, who in the last hours of this May 29 He was murdered with a firearm.
After the sound of the detonations, the fear and uncertainty It took hold of those who were speaking at the event.
According to preliminary reports, the attack occurred while the candidate led a march with more than 300 people and was preparing to give his speech.
The march had advanced from the entrance of the town of Las Lomas to a covered field, making several stops to take photographs with supporters. However, and even though they indicate that he had precautionary measures and a security schemethe attackers managed to mix with the crowd and carry out the attack.
According to testimonies collected by local media, at the time when the shots were heard, the community thought it was Fireworks.
In the different videos circulating at the moment, you can see the candidate dI turn my back to his followers, moment when a person appears, whose only hand is seen pointing at him and later takes several shots.
After the detonations, you can see how the attendees run and scream while actually trying to leave the place.
After the homicide, the governor of Guerrero, Evelyn Salgado, asked the state Prosecutor’s Office to clarify the case. Likewise, she demanded that the full weight of the law is applied.
“To clarify this cowardly crime and guarantee non-impunity, I have asked the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Guerrero to carry out the pertinent investigations to apply the full weight of the law to him or those responsible for this crime,” the Morenista governor wrote in her X account.
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