Mayor Valentin Lavin was gunned down inside the city hall.
The security situation in Mexico continues to deteriorate, with even elected officials hunted down and killed at an alarming rate.
Since Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took office back in October 2024, at least 14 sitting mayors have been assassinated.
Of those, three mayors were killed just in the first half of 2026.
In the latest chapter of this horrific saga, a small-town mayor in central Mexico was shot dead inside the town hall after surviving a previous assassination attempt.
CBS News reported:
“The town of Temoac is located in the state of Morelos, a region close to Mexico City where several drug cartels are active.
Mayor Valentin Lavin, who was allied to President Claudia Sheinbaum’s leftist party, had already survived an armed attack in January, according to local media reports.”
Hellbound and Down 