A Mexican politician was shot dead while dining in Western Mexico on Monday.

Jose Luis Pereira, a member of the Teocaltiche city government, was shot dead while eating at a seafood restaurant in Jalisco state.

In a press release, government officials stated, “Police officers responded to the scene after receiving a report of a person injured by a firearm.”

“Upon arrival, along with medical personnel, officers confirmed that the victim no longer had vital signs,” added the press release.

A local Mexican politician was shot and killed on Monday while dining at a restaurant in western Mexico’s Jalisco state. https://t.co/VBioWUynR9

— CBS News (@CBSNews) April 29, 2025

Check out what CBS reported:

A local Mexican politician was shot and killed on Monday while dining at a restaurant in western Mexico’s troubled Jalisco state, authorities said.

Jose Luis Pereira, a senior member of the Teocaltiche city government, was attacked at around 5 p.m. at a seafood restaurant, according to the local prosecutor’s office.

“Police officers responded to the scene after receiving a report of a person injured by a firearm,” the prosecutor’s office said in a statement. “Upon arrival, along with medical personnel, officers confirmed that the victim no longer had vital signs.”

The city and its surrounding region have seen bouts of violence in recent months. Just days ago, a mother searching for missing relatives was murdered along with her son in Jalisco.

The state’s municipal police chief was murdered on April 15.

Mexican official killed in violence-wracked Jalisco state #FMTNews #FMTWorldhttps://t.co/JhXAeyVmNs

— Free Malaysia Today (@fmtoday) April 29, 2025

Per Malaysia Today:

A local Mexican official was shot and killed today while dining at a restaurant in western Mexico’s troubled Jalisco state, authorities said.

Jose Luis Pereira, a senior member of the Teocaltiche city government, was attacked at around 5pm, according to the local prosecutor’s office.

The city and its surrounding region have seen bouts of violence in recent months.

Its municipal police chief was murdered on April 15.

In March, a lawyer who ran a local news Facebook page was killed in neighbouring Guanajuato state in what state prosecutors called a crime “against freedom of expression”.

Local media also reported in February that the remains of four Teocaltiche police officers were found in plastic bags along the side of a road, after eight officers disappeared along with a driver taking them to nearby Guadalajara.

This is a Guest Post from our friends over at WLTReport.

View the original article here.