US EditionMexican Mayor Gunned Down at Day of the Dead Festival
- On Saturday, Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, was fatally shot during a Day of the Dead event; he was attacked shortly after 8 p.m. and later died at a hospital, with five gunshots heard in the town square.
- Michoacán's entrenched cartel violence has long left local officials vulnerable, with Carlos Manzo denouncing the Jalisco New Generation Cartel's extortion of farmers and urging stronger federal support.
- Police said two suspects were arrested and one alleged attacker was killed at the scene, while a 9-millimeter handgun was recovered and event videos showed people fleeing after gunshots.
- Michoacán Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla condemned the attack and said two people are detained and one more was killed, while Juan Carlos Oseguera Cortés and the National Guard coordinate security in Uruapan city center.
- Amid a recent wave of targeted killings, local officials remain under threat as Manzo's killing came days after Bernardo Bravo, Michoacán farmer representative, was also shot dead.
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Moments before being shot in a public square in Uruapan, Mayor Carlos Manzo broadcast live on Facebook to invite residents to the Festival of Candles, a local celebration. Manzo, who died Saturday night as a result of the attack, frequently used social media to publicize his activities. In broadcasts and other posts, he shared information about traffic, public works projects, and his meetings with the community.
Mexican mayor who took hard line against drug gangs shot and killed at Day of the Dead event
Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, known for his hardline stance against drug cartels, was shot seven times and killed during a Day of the Dead celebration in Michoacán State.
Carlos Manza, the mayor of Uruapan, a major city in Mexico, was shot dead this weekend at a public event. His head was priced by the cartel of Jalisco Nouvelle Génération, one of the country's most powerful and cruelest. Last May, a team of TF1 followed him in his fight against these criminal groups. - The mayor of a large Mexican city shot dead in the middle of the Feast of the Dead: when Carlos Manzo told TF1 (International) about his fight.
The murder of Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, the municipal president of Uruapan, on the night of November 1 in the middle of the Day of the Dead – the Velas Festival – is a regrettable example of the persistent decomposition suffered by Michoacán.
A day after the large commemorative gathering in Novi Sad, the mother of one of those who died in the fall of the canopy started a hunger strike. Riots were recorded during the evening, more than 30 people were detained.
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