Tag: Political assassination

Minnesota Lawmaker Shooting Suspect Taken Into Custody
The 57-year-old suspect, identified as Vance Luther Boelter, has a history of conservative political leanings. On Monday, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz confirmed that a man believed to be the shooter who killed State Representative Melissa Hortman and wounded another was arrested. RELATED: Shooting at Florida State University Leaves Multiple Injured, Exposing Ongoing U.S. Gun Violence […]
June 16, 2025

Mapuche Leader Julia Chuñil Has Been Missing for Seven Months in Chile
Her disappearance came after she had received repeated threats from a lumber businessman. On Monday, Chilean social, territorial and humanitarian organizations held demonstrations demanding that President Gabriel Boric’s government accelerate investigations into the disappearance of Mapuche leader Julia Chuñil. RELATED: Bedouins and Mapuches: One Fight for Land and Identity This 73-year-old woman, who was president […]
June 9, 2025

Hitmen Assassinate the Mayor of Ponce Enriquez in Ecuador
On Wednesday night, Juan Lloret, the prefect of the province of Azuay, confirmed that hitmen shot and killed Jose Sanchez, the mayor of Camilo Ponce Enriquez. RELATED: Ecuador: Police Repress Student Protest Against Referendum “We express our deepest condolences to his family, friends, and the dignified and noble people who elected him, while demanding that […]
April 18, 2024

Mexican Leftist Candidate for Mayor of Celaya Shot to Death
On Monday afternoon, armed men murdered Bertha Gaytan, candidate of the National Regeneration Movement (Morena) for the Mayor of Celeya. RELATED: Presidents of Mexico and Colombia Respond to Insults From Milei This occurred in San Miguel Octopan, where she was leading her first campaign rally and was presenting her proposals to improve public safety. The […]
April 2, 2024

Murder of Mexican Presidential Candidate in 1994 Was Covered Up
On Monday, the Attorney General’s Office (FGR) stated that there was a second shooter in the assassination of presidential candidate Luis Donaldo Colosio on March 23, 1994. RELATED: Cold Wave Could Generate Energy Emergency in Mexico The prosecutors implicated former Security Secretary Genaro Garcia, who is currently imprisoned in the United States for corruption and drug […]