Mexican local mayor went alone to meeting before his brutal killing
The mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico's violence-plagued state of Guerrero, traveled alone to an out-of-town meeting before he was killed, Mexico's security minister said on Tuesday about a murder which has shocked the country.
Mexican mayor killed 6 days after taking office as photos of severed head circulate
The mayor of a town in southern Mexico was brutally murdered less than a week after he took office, as photos circulated of his severed head sitting on a pickup truck. Alexander Arcos was killed on Sunday,
Severed head of mayor found on his car, reattached for funeral
Arcos was sworn in Sept. 30 as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a demonstration, hijacked a government armored car and took police hostage in 2023 to win the release of arrested suspects.
The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office
Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a demonstration, hijacked a government armored car and took police hostage in 2023 to win the release of arrested suspects.
Mexican mayor assassinated six days after taking office, three days after city secretary was killed
Alejandro Arcos, mayor of the Mexican city Chilpancingo, was murdered on Sunday after just 6 days in office, the state's governor confirmed on Monday. The murder comes three days after the city secretary, Francisco Tapia, was shot and killed.
Mexican mayor killed less than a week after taking office
The mayor of a crime-ridden city in Mexico has been killed less than a week after taking office, the latest in a string of violent attacks targeting politicians
Mexican mayor murdered days after taking office
The mayor of a city in southern Mexico was murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said, a crime condemned by President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday as "deplorable."
Mexican mayor assassinated, severed head placed on top of pick-up truck
The mayor of a city in Mexico was assassinated days after taking office with his severed head placed atop his puck-up truck.
Mexican Mayor Assassinated Days After Taking Office
Arcos' social media posts show the mayor in recent days had been supervising disaster relief efforts following the impact of Hurricane John last month, which caused severe floodin
Mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico killed, photos of severed head circulate
Alexander Arcos was killed on Sunday, just six days after he was elected the mayor of Chilpancingo, a city around 170 miles south of Mexico City with a population of around 280,000. Officials confirmed the murder from the gory photos of his decapitated head,
In Mexico, a Mayor Is Brutally Killed Just Days After Taking Office
The gruesome killing represents yet another challenge for the country’s new president, who faces increasing pressure to show progress in the fight against violent cartels.
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Shockwaves in Guerrero: Mayor's Grisly Murder Raises Alarms
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Sheinbaum vows to investigate murder, beheading of Mexican mayor
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Mayor’s Beheading Is Ominous Sign of Security Crisis Facing Mexico’s New President
The decapitation of the mayor of a major Mexican city is a reminder of the security task President Sheinbaum faces.
Mexico’s president lays out a plan to combat cartel violence. But it looks like more of the same
Mexico’s new president has laid out a plan to combat drug cartel violence. But analysts say it looks like more of the same.
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Chilpancingo mayor murdered as organized crime tightens grip on Guerrero
Chilpancingo's newly elected leader was killed just six days after he took office, exposing the dire security situation in ...