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The mayor of Uruapan was assassinated on Saturday night during a Day of the Dead event in the city's main square.
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Mexican mayor who took hard line against drug gangs shot and killed at Day of the Dead event
Mexican Mayor Carlos Manzo, who opposed drug cartels, was fatally shot during Day of the Dead celebrations in Uruapan on Saturday.
Authorities say that a mayor in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán was shot and killed in a public plaza on Saturday evening.
The murder of the mayor of Uruapan on Saturday night triggered protests in that city in Michoacán as well as state capital Morelia.
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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.
MEXICO CITY (CN) — In her morning press conference on Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to the murder of outspoken Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, killed Saturday night during Day of the Dead celebrations in his home state.
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum has ruled out changes to her administration's security policies after the assassination of a mayor in the violent state of Michoacan.
After Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, a city in the Mexican state of Michoacán, was assassinated Nov. 1, the Mexican Bishops’ Conference strongly condemned the act, calling for the government to address the root of the violence plaguing the country.