Christmas Fair Organizer Assassinated During Festival in Southern Mexico

Martín Ramírez Ruíz was fatally shot in a targeted attack in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, as violence linked to gang rivalry escalates in the region.

Martín Ramírez Ruíz, organizer of Chilpancingo's historic Christmas and New Year's fair, was killed alongside another man during a public festival on Christmas Eve.
The assailants infiltrated the crowd and directly targeted Ramírez Ruíz, with a third person injured in the attack, according to authorities.
The Christmas fair, a nearly 200-year-old tradition, was canceled following the incident, which occurred in the violence-stricken state of Guerrero.
Local officials attribute the rising violence in Chilpancingo to a turf war between two rival drug gangs, the Tlacos and the Ardillos.
Governor Evelyn Salgado condemned the killing as unacceptable and vowed that the crime would not go unpunished, while investigations are ongoing.