🔥 What They Won’t Say Out Loud:
- A Political Slaughter Caught Live – Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez was gunned down in front of supporters during a Facebook livestream, adding to a bloody trend of campaign-season killings in Mexico with links to cartels.
- Morena’s Deadly Ties – The slain candidate belonged to Mexico’s ruling party Morena—the same party as President Claudia Sheinbaum and the Baja California Governor and her husband whose U.S. visas were just revoked.
- Cartels vs. Democracy – This murder isn’t just political. It’s a sobering reminder that without U.S. military intervention, Mexico’s cartels will continue executing democracy—literally.
[Veracruz, Mexico] – Flags waved. Drums beat in rhythm. Supporters chanted Yesenia Lara Gutiérrez’s name as she walked proudly through the streets of Texistepec, Veracruz, her Morena party sash gleaming across her shoulder. Children waved cellphones. Smiling voters clapped her on the back. A Facebook Live feed broadcast it all—the kind of moment every local politician dreams of.
Then came the cracking of automatic gunfire.
Pop-pop-pop-pop-pop—twenty shots in less than ten seconds.
Panic exploded. Screams filled the air. Supporters scrambled, ducking behind cars and curbs. The livestream’s lens caught nothing but chaos—an image of Lara’s bodyguard slumping forward, then the phone fell sideways to the pavement, broadcasting only muffled cries and blood-spattered asphalt. The video was still available on Lara’s Facebook page the following day.
By the time silence returned, four people lay dead, including Yesenia Lara herself. Three other people were wounded.
