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A mayoral candidate has been killed and three others wounded in multiple shootings in the Mexican city of Celaya, in the latest violence to mar the country's general election race.
Bertha Gisela Gaytán, a mayoral candidate for Celaya, died Monday after being shot while campaigning in the community of San Miguel Octopan, the Guanajuato state prosecutor's office said, describing her death as an assassination.
Three other people were also injured in the attack, including a candidate for Celaya city council, Adrián Guerrero.
Mexico's Federal Public Security Secretariat said Tuesday that Guerrero was currently considered missing, correcting an earlier statement that he had died from injuries sustained in the same attack.
Authorities said investigators and forensic experts were at the scene gathering information to track down the killers.
Gaytán's death is the latest in a string of murders that have occurred in the run-up to Mexico's general elections, which are expected to be held on June 2.
Gaytán had campaigned for Morena, the party of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
Lopez Obrador on Tuesday condemned the attack, saying: "These events are very unfortunate because they are people who are fighting to defend democracy, who are on the streets, showing their faces, fighting for others and it hurts a lot that this happens in our country"
Morena said that she felt deep regret for the "cowardly murder of our colleague".
"We send our condolences and all solidarity to her family, friends and loved ones. We demand that the Guanajuato prosecutor's office and relevant authorities investigate, arrest those responsible and bring justice."
Political violence typically spikes around election season in Mexico, and this year is shaping up to be the most violent of Obrador's six-year term, according to analysts consulted by CNN.
According to the public relations association Integralia, from September to March, at least 12 candidates were killed and hundreds reported acts of violence against them.
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