By Yucatan Times on December 19, 2020
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The 46-year-old PRI politician was murdered in the bathroom of a Puerto Vallarta restaurant in the early hours of Friday morning.
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico (Times Media Mexico) – Organized crime has again struck hard in Mexico. The Jalisco’s former governor, Aristóteles Sandoval, was killed early Friday morning in an attack on a restaurant in the tourist town of Puerto Vallarta.
The 46-year-old politician of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who headed the State Government from 2012 to 2018, was shot several times in the back in the bathroom of a restaurant, according to the local District Attorney’s Office. The event, which occurred at 1:40 am1:40 am, once again puts the spotlight on prominent politicians who have dealt with the wave of violence resulting from crimes related to the drug cartels.
Former Mexican Governor Shot to Death Inside Puerto Vallarta Bar
18 Dec 2020
At least one gunman shot and killed a former governor inside an upscale bar in Puerto Vallarta. The murder comes at a time when the state of Jalisco deals with an uptick in violence due to the dominant criminal organization in the region, Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion.
Former Governor Jose Aristoteles Sandoval was inside a popular restaurant when at least one gunman shot and seriously injured him, state officials confirm. The 46-year-old politician who left power in 2018 died soon after at a hospital.
Governor Enrique Alfaro took to social media to confirm the killing and expressed condolences.