Police officers keep watch near a crime scene following an assassination attempt of Mexico City's chief of police Omar Garcia Harfuch, at the upscale neighbourhood of Lomas de Chapultepec, in Mexico City June 26, 2020. ― Reuters pic
MEXICO CITY, June 27 ― Fourteen people were found dead in the Mexican state of Zacatecas yesterday, the state government said, as violence in the country continues to worsen. State officials said in a statement that they were investigating to determine the cause of death. The corpses were found in Fresnillo, one of the largest cities in the central mining state.Although the number of crimes in Mexico has fallen as much of the country stays home to contain the coronavirus, the number of murders has risen to record levels.
Also yesterday, Mexico City's chief of police was shot and wounded in a dramatic assassination attempt that he blamed on the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. Two of his bodyguards were killed in the attack. ― Reuters
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