US EditionSheinbaum rules out changes in security strategy after the assassination of mayor in western Mexico
President Sheinbaum rejects policy changes despite the mayor’s assassination during cartel conflicts and highlights homicide reductions under her administration.
- On Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out changes to security policies after Uruapan Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez's assassination, defending her record of reducing homicides and pledging to reinforce security forces.
- Saturday night, Manzo was shot in Uruapan's historic center during Day of the Dead celebrations and later died in hospital, while his security was reinforced with municipal police and National Guard troops.
- Michoacan is a violent battleground for cartels, with Manzo's death highlighting ongoing clashes among groups like the Jalisco New Generation Cartel and La Familia Michoacana.
- Sheinbaum pledged `there will be no impunity`, promising investigators will find those responsible, while some militarization proponents urge a return to war-like tactics against criminal groups.
- In recent months, the mayor had publicly appealed to Sheinbaum on social media for help confronting cartels, and Sheinbaum said `Mexico is a free and sovereign country` but accepts only intelligence support, not intervention.
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The Independent (US)Mexican president refuses US help after mayor’s public assassination
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
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Sheinbaum rules out changes in security strategy after the assassination of mayor in western Mexico
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.
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Authorities have reported that a mayor in Mexico's Michoacan state was shot and killed during Day of the Dead festivities 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. Local politicians in Mexico are frequently victims of political and organized crime violence. The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodr…
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