Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan
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A hitman linked to the CJNG shot dead the mayor of Uruapan, who had arrested the group’s leader in August
The mayor of Uruapan was assassinated on Saturday night during a Day of the Dead event in the city's main square.
The murder of Mexico’s most vocal anti-crime mayor shows that, despite President Claudia Sheinbaum’s crackdown on drug cartels, the battle is just beginning.
Thousands of Mexican took to the streets of Morelia and other municipalities to demand justice after the killing of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán.
Authorities say that a mayor in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán was shot and killed in a public plaza on Saturday evening.
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Who was Carlos Manzo? Tributes pour in as Uruapan mayor trends on X following execution
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.
Carlos Manzo, 40, an outspoken critic of organized crime, was fatally shot on Nov. 1 while attending a candlelight Day of Dead festival.
Mexican mayor, Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, was tragically assassinated during Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico's Michoacán state. Known for his strong stance against violent drug cartels, Manzo was shot in a public plaza.