Gunmen killed a mayoral candidate from Mexico’s governing party in the Gulf coast state of Veracruz and four others who accompanied her, the second such local candidate killing in the state ahead of the June 1 election,

A mayoral candidate in Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's ruling party was killed this past weekend with four others during a campaign rally in the eastern state of Veracruz.

In the Mexican state of Veracruz, a mayoral candidate for the city of Tequixtepec, Yesenia Lara Gutierrez, was killed during a public event that was broadcast