Carlos Manzo was killed in public during "day of the dead" celebrations in his hometown, days after he said he did not want to become “another murdered mayor.”

Mexican Mayor Carlos Manzo, who called for “brute force” against the drug cartels, was gunned down in public Saturday in his hometown.

A hitman linked to the CJNG shot dead the mayor of Uruapan, who had arrested the group’s leader in August

Manzo was assassinated during an event marking the Day of the Dead, some videos of which have surfaced online.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out a new "war on drugs" as a response to the assassination of a regional mayor who was shot at a Day of the Dead celebration, a brazen killing that has sparked national outrage.

Carlos Manzo, municipal president of City of Uruapan in Mexico, was fatally shot during Festival of Candles on Saturday, November 1. The politician was known for his firm stance against the organized crime-related violence.