墨西哥莫雷洛斯州特莫阿克镇市长瓦伦丁·拉文·罗梅罗在周三被枪手射杀[1]。枪手在白天闯入市政厅后开枪射杀，随后骑摩托车逃脱[1]。
这是自总统克劳迪亚·谢因鲍姆去年10月上台以来第14位遇害的市长[1]。拉文·罗梅罗曾是绿党成员，绿党为执政左翼莫雷纳党的盟友[1]。他在今年1月底的一次暗杀未遂事件中幸存，当时被枪伤[1]。
根据官方记录，自2006年以来，墨西哥已有近100名市长遭杀害[1]。当地警方仍在调查此次谋杀的动机和嫌疑人身份[1]。
官方数据显示，墨西哥过去一年的谋杀率下降了约一半，但仍有超过130,000人被登记为失踪人口[1]。政府正在进行"群鸟行动"，已在包括莫雷洛斯州在内的三个州逮捕85名官员[1]。拉文·罗梅罗的岳母曾任市政府财务主管，2025年9月因涉嫌与犯罪集团Los Aparicio的关系和绑架案被捕[1]。
Valentin Raven Romero, mayor of Temoacac in Morelos State, Mexico, was shot and killed on Wednesday [1]. The shooting occurred at the town's municipal hall during daylight hours, with the gunman arriving on a motorcycle and fleeing the scene by the same means [1].
The killing marks the 14th murder of a mayor since President Claudia Sheinbaum took office in October 2024 [1]. Raven Romero, a member of the Green Party—an ally of the ruling left-wing Morena party—had survived an assassination attempt in late January of this year, when he sustained gunshot wounds [1].
Local authorities are investigating the motive and identifying suspects [1]. The incident reflects ongoing violence targeting Mexico's municipal leadership; nearly 100 mayors have been murdered since 2006 [1].
Raven Romero's mother-in-law, a former municipal finance official, was arrested in September 2025 on suspicion of links to the criminal organization Los Aparicio and involvement in kidnapping cases [1].
The Mexican government has launched "Operation Blackbird," which has resulted in the arrest of 85 officials across three states, including Morelos [1]. Official data indicates the national murder rate fell by approximately half over the past year, though more than 130,000 people remain registered as missing [1].