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Mexican Mayor Investigated Over Cartel Ties Killed After Leaving Her House

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Tepalcatepec Mayor Martha Laura Mendoza was killed as she was leaving her house on Tuesday, the latest episode of deadly violence against elected officials in Mexico

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The municipal president of Tepalcatepec, Martha Laura Mendoza, was shot dead this Tuesday along with her husband, Ulises Sánchez Ochoa, the Attorney General's Office of Michoacán reported in a statement.

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Martha Laura Mendoza Mendoza, mayor of Tepalcatepec, was murdered on Tuesday, June 17, in a new organized crime attack in Michoacán. The murder of Mayor Martha Laura Mendoza Mendoza occurred in the center of the head of Tepalcatepec, sources consulted El Financiero reported. Guillermo Valencia, state leader of the PRI, also reported the attack. Her husband also died during the accident. For now, it is unknown whether the municipal president of T…

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Since Claudia Sheinbaum took office as president of Mexico almost every month, a mayor has been murdered, which speaks of the seriousness of the violence in the country, although these murders have occurred in the south of the country. In the first three months of the year, half a hundred public servants were killed in direct attacks. Sheinbaum protested as president on October 1, 2024. Six days later, the edil of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Alejand…

Martha Laura Mendoza and four other mayors have lost their lives in 2025 The case of the municipal president of Tepalcatepec reflects a worrying wave of attacks against local authorities in different regions of the country lreyes Mié, 18/06/2025 - 13:16 The municipal president of Tepalcatepec, Michoacán, Martha Laura Mendoza Mendoza, was murdered along with her husband Ulises Sánchez Ochoa on June 17 at gunfire outside her home, another person w…

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Organized crime took the life of Martha Laura Mendoza, mayor of Tepalcatepec, a municipality in Mexico’s troubled Michoacana region of Tierra Caliente. According to local reports, she was shot dead by the hit men. Ulises Sánchez Ochoa, her husband and the couple’s son were also killed in the same attack. The attack took place near the mayor’s house, a few blocks from the City Hall. Authorities are investigating the mayor’s possible links to orga…

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Periódico Expreso - Más Cerca de Ti broke the news in on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.
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