- [Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News] Fernando Purón, former mayor of Piedras Negras, had been participating in a congressional debate on Friday
- While taking selfies with constituents, a bearded man came up behind Purón and shot him in the head
- The 43-year-old political candidate had been known for his work fighting against the Los Zetas cartel
- Purón's death makes him as the 112th political candidate to be murdered in Mexico since September of last year
- More than 1,000 candidates have dropped out of the July 1 local elections out of fear of being murdered by gangs
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