Mexico Mayor Shot Dead Day After Taking Office

The mayor of Temixco, Mexico, was shot and killed Saturday, the day after she took office, NBC News reported.

Gisela Mota, a member of the leftist Party of the Democratic Revolution, was formally installed as mayor on Friday. According to a newspaper in Mexico City, four armed gunmen attacked Mota at her home.

Temixco has a population of 100,000 and is located about 60 miles south of Mexico City.

The attorney general's office did not immediately return calls seeking more information about Mota's death.

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