Shot and killed former mayor in Tamaulipas

watch_later Tuesday, January 14, 2014
The deceased was 64 years old and was mayor in the period 2002-2004 by the PRI.

Those responsible for the murder have not yet been identified.


LLERA, TAMAULIPAS (14/ENE/2014) -. Former mayor of Llera, Tamaulipas , David Manriquez Perez was shot to death on his ranch that is located in the same municipality. In a statement, the Attorney General of Tamaulipas reported that the murder occurred on Monday night. Manriquez Perez was 64 years and was mayor of Llera in the period from 2002 to 2004, posited by the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). According to the preliminary report of the Attorney General, the former mayor lived in Santa Cruz Ranch, located at Km 4 +700 road to Zaragoza. Around 23:30 pm Monday, unidentified gunmen arrived at the ranch and broke down the front door to enter. " Manriquez took a gun from his property to defend, so the assailants shot him several times, depriving him of life . then fled abandoning an auto Dodge Avenger white, late model, with plates of Nuevo León , "it said.