Mexico sets 1st half murder record, up 5.3%
Workers of a forensic service transport the lifeless body of a man who was killed by gunmen inside a bar in the tourist area of Acapulco Guerrero, in Mexico, Sunday July 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Bernardino Hernandez)/ MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico set a new record for homicides in the first half of the year as the number of murders grew by 5.3% compared to the same period of 2018, fueled partly by cartel and gang violence in several states. Mexico saw 3,080 killings in June, an increase of over 8% from the same month a year ago, according to ...
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