A top female politician in the northern Spanish city of Leon has been shot dead in public.
Isabel Carrasco, 59, head of the provincial government in Leon, was shot several times by a young woman as she crossed a footbridge.
Spanish media report a mother and daughter have been arrested, and that the daughter had recently been fired from the council.
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has cancelled engagements.
Mr Rajoy is head of the Popular Party (PP) to which Ms Carrasco belonged.
She was the head of the PP in Leon as well as head of the local government.
The opposition Socialist Party and other parties also cancelled campaign events, BBC informs.
