"We send our deepest condolences to his family, loved ones and the residents of Uruapan, who today are experiencing a painful and unjust loss at the hands of organized crime," Harfuch said at a press...

A mayor in Mexico’s western state of Michoacan was shot dead in a plaza in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities said.

Mr Rodriguez, who was often seen wearing a bulletproof vest, had been under close protection since last December, three months after taking office.