PULSE NEWS MEXICO

The son of the mayor of the Mexican town of Celaya, in the central state of Guanajuato, was shot dead on the afternoon Wednesday, Aug. 17, according to local authorities

Guanajuato police said that Guillermo Mendoza Suárez suffered at least 19 bullet wounds from armed assailants while inside a Grand Cherokee SUV that was parked in front of a local pharmacy.

According to witnesses, the attackers fled on motorcycles.

Guanajuato Governor Diego Sinhue Rodríguez Vallejo expressed his condolences and condemned the crime as an act of cowardice.