Gisela Mota Ocampo
| Gisela Mota Ocampo | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Temixco | |
|
In office 1 January 2016 – 2 January 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Miguel Ángel Colín Nava |
| Succeeded by | Irma Camacho |
| Member of the Chamber of Deputies | |
|
In office 1 September 2012 – 1 August 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
13 March 1982 Temixco, Morelos, Mexico |
| Died |
2 January 2016 (aged 33) Pueblo Viejo, Temixco |
| Political party |
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| Occupation | Public Servant |
Gisela Raquel Mota Ocampo (13 March 1982 – 2 January 2016) was a Mexican politician affiliated with the PRD. As of 2013, she served as plurinominal deputy in the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress, representing Morelos.[1] After winning the elections in June 2015, Mota Ocampo became mayor of Temixco on 1 January 2016 until her assassination the following day, on 2 January 2016.
Personal life
Mota Ocampo was arrested in October 2015 following a vehicle collision in which she was drunk driving and for assaulting a traffic officer.[2] She attempted to avoid payment for damages on the basis of being mayor-elect and insulted several individuals.[2] Videos of this incident went viral in Mexico.[2]
Assassination
On the morning of 2 January 2016, a day following her inauguration as mayor, at least four armed men entered her home in Pueblo Viejo, where they shot and killed Mota Ocampo in the doorway.[3] Moments later, the police pursued and killed two of the gunmen and arrested the other two.[4][5]
Following Mota Ocampo's death, Morelos Governor Graco Ramírez called for three days of mourning in the state and ordered all flags in state buildings to be lowered to half-mast. Ramírez also ordered for heightened security among all of the state's mayors.[6]
References
- ↑ "Perfil del legislador". Legislative Information System. Retrieved 2013-12-03.
- 1 2 3 "Detienen a alcaldesa de Temixco por choque mientras conducía posiblemente ebria". SDPNoticias. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
- ↑ Asesinan a alcaldesa de Temixco; ayer había asumido el cargo (Spanish)
- ↑ Ellis, Ralph; Brocchetto, Marilia (3 January 2016). "Mexican mayor slain one day after taking office". CNN. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ↑ "Mayor killed after less than a day in office". Mexico News Daily. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ↑ Sherman, Christopher; Verza, Maria (3 January 2016). "3 Held in Slaying of Mexico Mayor a Day After Taking Office". ABC News. Associated Press. Retrieved 4 January 2016.