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

The mayor of Uruapan was assassinated on Saturday night during a Day of the Dead event in the city's main square.

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

Thousands of Mexican took to the streets of Morelia and other municipalities to demand justice after the killing of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán.

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.

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.

Mexican mayor, Carlos Manzo Rodríguez, was tragically assassinated during Day of the Dead festivities in Mexico's Michoacán state. Known for his strong stance against violent drug cartels, Manzo was shot in a public plaza.

It was a little over a month ago that a cowboy hat-wearing Carlos Alberto Manzo called on residents of Michoacan, Mexico, to take up arms against drug traffickers if the federal government did not stop widespread murder and extortion.