Spain's Interior Ministry

Spain's Leon Government Head Shot Dead in Broad Daylight

Isabel Carrasco, the head of local government in Spain's province of Leon, was shot dead in the regional capital with the same name.

The incident happened just after 5:00 PM, in broad daylight, according to Spain's daily El Pais.

Carrasco was walking to the Popular Party headquarters in Leon when a woman, later detained, fired at her in the street.