Germán Mavare

On May 5, 2016, Mavare, a secretary for social engagement of his party, was reported to have been distributing political fliers late at night when he was approached by a motorcyclist, who asked Mavare his name before shooting him in the head.^[2] He died in hospital in the early hours of the morning.^[3] His party described the killing as an assassination.^[4][5] Other media publications speculated that the primary motive for the attack was theft of Mavare's mobile phone.^[6]