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

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.

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

The killing of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, has sparked outrage among residents of the state, many of whom have voiced frustration with the security strategy of Gov. Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla's administration.

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

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.

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.

Mexican authorities suspect that Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan who was killed in the city center last week, was slain by the Jalisco Cartel, according to a new report