Politician Gunned Down in Southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY – An Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, member of the city council in the Mexican Pacific resort city of Acapulco was gunned down this weekend, state prosecutors said.

Jesus de la O Gallardo was murdered on Saturday in the town of Tres Palos, the Guerrero Attorney General’s Office said.

“According to the report by investigators, the councilman was in the town of Tres Palos around 3:00 p.m. (on Saturday) when he was attacked by unidentified individuals carrying firearms,” the AG’s office said in a statement.

Guerrero Attorney General Miguel Angel Godinez went to the crime scene to personally oversee the investigation, the AG’s office said.

Acapulco, one of Mexico’s leading tourist destinations, has been plagued by a wave of drug-related violence that has claimed the lives of dozens of people.