Singer Diego Rivas of Mexico Killed

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The police in Mexico have said that one those killed by gunmen who opened fire in a drive-by-shooting was the narcorridos singer, Diego Rivas.

Two of his friends were also killed in the incident which occurred in the city of Culiacan in the early hours of Sunday

Mr. Diego is known to sing narcocorrido which are songs that glorify drug traffickers.

Police say musicians who celebrate the lives of drug barons often become targets for rival drug gangs.