US EditionAnti-Crime Mayor Killed During Mexico's Day of the Dead Festivities
Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, who had been under protection due to cartel threats, was killed in a public plaza; authorities linked the attack to regional criminal groups.
- Saturday, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez was gunned down in Uruapan's historic centre during Day of the Dead festivities, in front of dozens of attendees; the attack was captured on video showing costumed residents and hundreds of lit candles.
- The mayor had been under protection since December 2024 after taking office, reflecting prior security concerns, and in recent months Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez accused Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla and state police of corruption while appealing to Ms Sheinbaum for federal help.
- Federal Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch told journalists Sunday the attacker was killed at the scene; the mayor was shot seven times, later died, and the weapon linked to two armed clashes.
- On Sunday hundreds of Uruapan residents dressed in black carried the coffin in a large procession with musicians and mariachi songs as the Mexican president promised justice and Claudia Sheinbaum convened an emergency security meeting.
- Michoacán is already a battleground among cartels; the mayor's killing follows the June death of Salvador Bastidas, mayor of Tacámbaro, and the October 2024 shooting of journalist Mauricio Cruz Solís shortly after interviewing Manzo Rodríguez.
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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.
The murder of the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo closes a life that was, in itself, a political lesson. In times marked by the violence of organized crime, Manzo represented until the end a form of authority that is won. That political figure was remembered by Luis Donaldo Colosio Riojas on Sunday, November 2, a day after the murder of the mayor during the Day of the Dead celebrations. Colosio’s son condemns the murder of Carlos Manzo Colosio Ri…
Mexican mayor assassinated during Day of the Dead celebrations
Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodriguez, the mayor of the Uruapan municipality in the country's western state of Michoacan, was shot dead in the town's plaza in front of a large crowd gathered for Day of the Dead festivities. The attacker was killed at the scene.
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mural.com.mxAfter marching to demand justice for the crime of Mayor Carlos Manzo, protesters caused destruction in Michoac Palace n.
Carlos Manzo Rodríguez was shot several times in the middle of the celebration. The crime, linked to drug trafficking, provoked protests and destruction in the Municipal Government Palace.
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