ACAPULCO, Mexico, Feb 3, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – An American man was shot dead in
the Mexican resort town of Acapulco, Guerrero state officials said Saturday,
with local media reporting he was a supporter of legal medical marijuana.
The prosecutor’s office said the man — named by local media as activist
John Galton — was killed at his home, where a drug lab and marijuana plants
were found.
Six gunmen burst into his home in the Pacific coastal town, killing him
and injuring another man, police said, suggesting an organized drug crime
hit.
Drug-related violence has resulted in some 200,000 deaths in Mexico since
December 2006, according to official figures.