A second mayor was killed in southern Mexico this weekend along with his driver while they were driving on a road in Guerrero state, authorities said Sunday. Ambrosio Soto, the mayor of Pungabarato, and his chauffeur were "ambushed by unknown individuals" on a road near the village at around midnight Saturday, a municipal official said on condition of anonymity.
The murder was confirmed by Soto's leftist Democratic Revolution Party (PRD), which said in a statement that the mayor had "desperately" and unsuccessfully asked for state and federal government support after receiving threats.