4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded

After Mayor Is Beheaded, 4 Others Seek Protection

Four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero, officials said Tuesday. Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before. Federal Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said four mayors requested...

Mexican Mayors Request Federal Protection After Colleague’s Beheading in Guerrero

The murder of the mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico, less than a week after taking office, has taken the first days of Claudia Sheinbaum‘s presidency by storm. Alejandro Arcos was beheaded in what seems to be an attack from cartels and criminal groups in the state, continuing a trend in Guerrero where at least six candidates for public office were killed in the run-up to Mexico’s elections last year. New information released on Tuesday revealed that…

Mexican Mayors Request Federal Protection After Colleague's Beheading in Guerrero

Federal Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch has denied that Mayor Arcos submitted any formal request before his untimely death

4 Mexico Mayors Request Protection After Recent Killing of City Mayor

Four mayors in Mexico have sought protection from federal authorities following the death of a city mayor, who was beheaded just days after taking office, a local official said on Tuesday. Alejandro Arcos was killed less than a week after being sworn in on Sept. 30 as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero state. His murder sparked fears after photos of his severed head on top of a pickup truck circulated on social media. Mexican Securit…

After newly elected mayor is beheaded in Mexico, others ask federal authorities for protection

Mayor Alejandro Arcos had been sworn into office less than a week before he was murdered.

Mexico’s security minister says beheaded mayor asked for no protection

The death of Mayor Alejandro Arcos has reignited fears over political violence in Mexico, where gangs seek influence.