Guatemala mayor shot dead
December 23rd, 2009 - 4:43 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Guatemala City, Dec 23 (IANS/EFE) A mayor in Guatemala was shot dead while on his way to work Tuesday, the police said.
Otto Rene Garcia, 39, was elected mayor of Siquinala town in southern Guatemala. He was a member of the main opposition right-wing Patriot Party.
Media reports said Garcia was shot after he boarded his motorcycle for the drive to the Siquinala town hall.
“The assailants were apparently waiting outside his home. He received four shots,” a police officer told EFE.
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