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Mexican mayor murdered day after taking office
Local residents gather on January 2, 2016 outside the house of Gisela Mota, newly elected Mayor of Temixco, Morelos State, Mexico, murdered on Saturday at home by gunmen. AFP PHOTO/Pedro PARDO / AFP / Pedro PARDO (Photo credit should read PEDRO PARDO/AFP/Getty Images)
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The newly-elected mayor of a town near Mexico City was murdered a day after taking office.
Gisela Mota, 33, the mayor of Temixco, was beaten and shot by four gunmen Saturday, according to TelesurTV.
Graco Ramirez, the governor of the state of Morelos, confirmed the incident on Twitter.
The suspects then fled in a van. Two of the men were killed during a shootout with police, according to TelesurTV. The other two were arrested.
Several mayors were assassinated last year in Mexico, according to TelesurTV.
