Mayor Carlos Manzo of Uruapan had criticized President Claudia Sheinbaum’s approach to crime. He was shot at a Day of the Dead celebration.

A hitman linked to the CJNG shot dead the mayor of Uruapan, who had arrested the group’s leader in August

Michoacán state Mayor Carlos Manzo, who called for a take-no-prisoners approach to Mexico's drug cartels, is slain while marking the Day of the Dead holiday.

Mexican Mayor Carlos Manzo, who called for “brute force” against the drug cartels, was gunned down in public Saturday in his hometown.

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.

President Claudia Sheinbaum says Mexico won’t return to the violent war on drug traffickers some opponents say is necessary.

Authorities say that a mayor in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán was shot and killed in a public plaza on Saturday evening.

Carlos Manzo, municipal president of City of Uruapan in Mexico, was fatally shot during Festival of Candles on Saturday, November 1. The politician was known for his firm stance against the organized crime-related violence.