A mayor has died after being shot in an attack in southern Mexico, prosecutors said. Violence targeting local officials is a pressing issue in the country.

La mañana de este sábado hombres armados mataron a José Ángel Bravo, presidente municipal de San Miguel Amatitlán, Oaxaca.

Autoridades estatales y federales desplegaron un operativo para localizar a los responsables del ataque armado.