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Mayor of Guatemala Killed in Christmas Parade · Global Voices

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Redacción.- Nelson Luciano Marroquín, mayor of the municipality of Masagua, was gunned down on Saturday night while participating in a Christmas parade in southern Guatemala, reports local media. The attack, perpetrated by strangers, occurred while Marroquín was accompanied by his wife and greeted neighbors in the town of Obero, department of Escuintla. The politician was shot several times and was admitted to a hospital, where he died when he a…
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The attack by strangers occurred when he went with his wife, greeting and chatting with the inhabitants of the town of Obero in Escuintla.

The mayor of Masagua, Nelson Luciano Marroquín, was shot in the middle of the Christmas parade, a crime that unleashed national repudiation and investigative operations. Abiagil Saucedo Quinto Poder The traditional Christmas parade of the municipality of Masagua, in southern Guatemala, became the scene of an armed attack that ended the life of Mayor Nelson Luciano Marroquín. The event occurred as the edil advanced through the streets accompanie…

The murder of Nelson Marroquín, mayor of the municipality of Masagua, Guatemala, is investigated by the authorities; the funeral was held today, December 8.

Users of social networks have viralized new videos in which more elements of the attack suffered by the mayor of Masagua, Guatemala, Nelson Marroquín are captured. In one of the most recent videos we hear explosions of projectiles that allegedly were fired against the edil. In the aforementioned video three detonations were heard and [...] The post In full parade they capture shots against the mayor of Masagua, Guatemala appeared first on Diario…

The mayor of the municipality of Masagua was murdered while participating in a Christmas parade or accompanied by his wife. The crime is under police investigation.

Day by Day News Guatemala – The mayor of Masagua, Nelson Luciano Marroquín, was murdered Saturday night while participating in a Christmas parade in the town of Obero, in the department of Escuintla, southern Guatemala. According to preliminary reports, armed men opened fire on the mayor as he greeted residents accompanied by his wife. Marroquín was shot multiple times and rushed to a local hospital, where he died minutes later. One of his bodyg…

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Prensa Libre broke the news in on Sunday, December 7, 2025.
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