
Attacks on public officials in Mexico have spiraled this year, with more than 50 public servants killed between January and March, according to a recent report. The latest victim to join the list is Edgar Fernando Salmerón Feliciano, former secretary general of Chilapa de Álvarez, a small town in Guerrero less than 40 miles east of the state capital, Chilpancingo.
Authorities reported Salmerón's killing on the morning of June 2. He was fatally shot outside his home in the San José neighborhood.