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>> reporter: here is abel morieta, a candidate for local office, crime his number one issue. but just one day after filming this ad, he was dead. shot and killed may 13th in broad daylight on a busy street while handing out campaign flyers. state authorities say morieta was deliberately targeted but don't know by whom. suspects or not, though, it's just further proof that in mexico, politics can be deadly. from september of last year through may 25th, at least 88 politicians or candidates have been killed, according to mexican consulting firm ad elect consultorres. they're part of the 565 poli...

Just one day after filming this ad, he was dead, shot and killed may 13th in broad daylight on a busy street while handing out campaign flyers. state authorities say he was deliberately targeted but don't know by whom, suspects or not though it's further proof that is mexico politics can be deadly. >> from september of last year through may 25th, at least 88 politicians or candidates have been killed according to mexican consulting firm. they are part of the more than 565 politicians or candidates overall that have been targeted from some sort of crime, ranging from murder to assault to some s...

Been killed according to mexican consulting firm consultores. they are part of the 565 politicians or candidates that have been targeted by crime ranging from murder to assault to threats, the firm says. the government says it believes both numbers are actually far lower. they don't say how they tally their numbers. still, it admits there's a problem. it's a difficult time for these campaigns says mexico's president. we're going to keep protecting them. mexico has consistently failed to protect its candidates. political assassinations have been a problem for decades. this year is particularly ...

Munic municipality. and crime was his number one issue. just one day after filming this ad, he was dead. shot and killed may 13th in broad daylight while handing out campaign fliers. they say he was deliberately targeted but they don't know by whom. it's further proof that in mexico, politics can be deadly. >> at least 88 politicians or candidates have been killed according to sources. it is out of a total 565 politicians that have been targeted. >> officials say it is lower, but still they admit there is a

Surge in the political violence. >> reporter: here is abell m morieta, candidate for local office. crime was his number one issue. just one day after filming this ad, he was dead. shot and killed may 13th in broad daylight on a busy street while handing out campaign flyers. state authorities say morieta was deliberately targeted but don't know by whom. specks or not, it's just further proof that in mexico, politics can be deadly. from september last year through may 25th, at least 88 politicians or candidates have been killed, according to mexican consulting firm, part of the 565 politicians o...