Organized crime and violence in the Mexican state of Sinaloa has forced a local sanctuary to close and transfer at least 700 animals – including elephants, tigers, lions, ostriches, chickens, monkeys,

Mayor Clara Brugada, who holds the second most powerful political post in Mexico, said her secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz were killed.

The private secretary and an adviser to the mayor of Mexico City were shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle in an attack in the Mexican capital Tuesday.

The personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City’s mayor have been fatally shot in a central neighborhood of the capital.