Mexican mayor assassinated during Day of the Dead celebrations

People gather to honor the late Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, who was shot during Day of the Dead celebrations, in Uruapan, Michoacan state, Mexico, November 2, 2025. EDUARDO VERDUGO / AP A mayor in Mexico's western state of Michoacan was...

Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations after raising concerns over rising crime rates

The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, was gunned down Saturday night in Mexico’s western state of Michoacán when dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities A Mayor in Mexico’s western state...

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

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Mexican mayor who waged war on cartels is slain while celebrating Day of the Dead

MEXICO CITY — Carlos Manzo was famous in Mexico for saying what few other politicians would: That cartels operated with impunity and needed to be confronted with brute force. The mayor of a city in an avocado-growing region beset by crime and...

Mexican mayor killed during Day of the Dead celebrations

URUAPAN, MEXICO (AP) — A mayor in Mexico ’s western state of Michoacan was shot dead in a plaza in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities said. Local politicians in Mexico are frequently victims of...

Mayor of Major Mexican City Shot Dead

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Mexico’s Sheinbaum pledges justice after murder of outspoken anti-crime mayor

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Mexican mayor k!lled in sh00ting at public event

Gunmen have assassinated Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in western Mexico’s Michoacán state, during a public Day of the Dead event, authorities confirmed on Saturday, November 1. The attack took place in Uruapan’s city center, an area long...

Mexico Mayor Killed at Public Event

Gunmen fatally shot the mayor of a city in Mexico during a public gathering on Saturday, according to authorities, in a region beset by violence and organised crime. Carlos Manzo, who served as the mayor of Uruapan in the western state of...

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Mexico shooting kills mayor during public event

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - Gunmen shot dead the mayor of a Mexican city during a public event on Saturday, authorities said, in an area plagued by violence and organised crime. Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in the western state of Michoacan, was...

World CBS News Gunmen kill Mexican mayor who urged government to tackle violent crime

Gunmen shot dead the mayor of a Mexican city during a public event on Saturday, authorities said, in an area plagued by violence and organized crime. Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in the western state of Michoacan, was killed in an attack in...

Gunmen kill Mexican mayor who urged government to tackle violent crime

November 2, 2025 / 8:26 AM EST / CBS/AFP Gunmen shot dead the mayor of a Mexican city during a public event on Saturday, authorities said, in an area plagued by violence and organized crime. Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in the western state...

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