A judge was killed outside a court in Acapulco, highlighting ongoing drug gang threats in Mexico.

State judge Edmundo Román Pinzón was killed by gunmen outside a court in Acapulco, Mexico, a city plagued by drug gang violence for nearly two decades. Such attacks on judges are rare but highlight ongoing threats from organized crime. This incident occurred two days after a federal congressman was killed in Veracruz. The local prosecutor's office is investigating the killing.

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