The Two Days of Fury in Michoacán: “Manzo Did Not Die, the State Killed Him!”

El Pais

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Morelia’s Government Palace seemed the night of this Monday more like a battleship bunker than a noble colonial building. For two days it has been the epicenter of the protests detonated for the murder of Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, shot at close range in the village square. Five lines of fences and a giant metal structure protected the main entrance gate, where on Sunday night a crowd broke into the interior of the building. Already fro…

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On November 3, Michoacán authorities reported that the weapon used by Carlos Manzo’s killer was linked to other murders. Carlos Manzo was killed on November 1, during a public holiday of the Day of the Dead. At that moment, an individual shot at the official. The security of the site responded against the aggressor, ending his life.