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Héctor Ríos Morales

Violence Against Officials Continues in Mexico as Guerrero Deputy Secretary is Killed in Broad Daylight Attack

Hossein Nabor Guillén was killed on Sept. 2 in Tixtla, Guerrero. (Credit: Via El País)

As has been the case in recent years, 2025 has been marked by widespread violence against public officials in Mexico. According to official data, more than 100 public servants were killed in the first six months of 2025. On Tuesday, another official was killed in Guerrero in what authorities described as a broad daylight attack.

State authorities in Guerrero confirmed the death of Hossein Nabor Guillén, the deputy secretary in the state's Welfare Ministry. The attack occurred in the municipality of Tixtla, about 10 miles east of the state capital, Chilpancingo.

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