Sheinbaum said the plan would take a comprehensive approach to strengthen security by addressing the root causes of violence.

Sheinbaum presented a security and economic plan for Michoacán and addressed reports of planned US military operations in Mexico on Tuesday.

Violent protests have broken out in the Mexican state of Michoacán over the murder of an outspoken anti-crime mayor, who was killed over the weekend while taking part in a Day of the Dead celebration.

Some see the security plan, which the Mexican president rolled out after the murder of the Uruapan mayor shocked the country, as more of the same ineffective politics.

The murder of Mexico’s most vocal anti-crime mayor shows that, despite President Claudia Sheinbaum’s crackdown on drug cartels, the battle is just beginning.

MEXICO CITY (CN) — In her morning press conference on Monday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum responded to the murder of outspoken Uruapan mayor Carlos Manzo, killed Saturday night during Day of the Dead celebrations in his home state.

Carlos Manzo was attacked shortly after 8 p.m. and later died from his injuries at a hospital, officials said.

President Sheinbaum stressed that violence should not be answered with more violence and said that actions must remain within the law.