Mexican mayor who took hard line against drug gangs shot and killed at Day of the Dead event

Mexican mayor Carlos Manzo, who opposed drug cartels, was fatally shot during Day of the Dead celebrations in Uruapan on ...

Man shot dead in North Portland Sunday night; second suspected homicide of day

A man was shot to death in North Portland Sunday night, police said. Officers arrived in the 9900 block of North Whitaker ...

Mexican mayor in state of Michoacan killed during Day of the Dead celebrations

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, was gunned down Saturday night in the town’s historic ...

For Day of the Dead, One Mexican Town Digs Up Its Dead

Pomuch, Mexico, is one of the last places where residents clean their relatives’ bones. Now they are grappling with a new ...

Mexican mayor gunned down during Day of the Dead celebrations

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, was gunned down Saturday night in the town’s historic ...
Yahoo

Mexican mayor shot dead in public during Day of the Dead celebrations

A hat worn by the late mayor Carlos Manzo Rodriguez, who was shot during the Day of the Dead celebrations, sits on his horse ...

Mexican mayor killed by gunman during Day Of The Dead festivities

Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodriguez was an outspoken critic of organised crime and was often seen wearing a bulletproof vest after ...
The Associated Press

From Mexico to Germany, photos capture the Day of the Dead celebrations

People around the world are celebrating the Day of the Dead, blending pre-Columbian rituals with the Roman Catholic observance of All Saint’s ...
The Chosun Ilbo on MSN

Mexican Mayor Shot Dead by Criminals at Day of the Dead Ceremony

The mayor of a Mexican city was shot dead by a criminal organization while attending a traditional holiday event known as the ...

A Day of the Dead parade welcomed South Philly, while a community hub bid Kensington farewell

South Ninth Street was the site of a Day of the Dead parade, and a restaurant that has hosted its own holiday party for years closed.
Religion News Service

‘Only death can protect us’: How the folk saint La Santa Muerte reflects violence in Mexico

Since appearing as a public shrine in 2001, the female death deity’s popularity has exploded and is a frequent sight in public ceremonies such as the Day of the Dead.