Mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico killed, 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,
Mayor in Guerrero, Mexico assassinated less than 1 week after taking office
Relatives on Monday buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed just one week after he took office.
Mexico mayor’s decapitated head found on his car six days after taking office
The decapitated head of a mayor in Mexico was found atop his car just six days into his tenure, marking the second official to be murdered in Guerrero’s capital in less than a week. The body
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.
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.
Severed head of mayor found on his car, reattached for funeral
Mayor Alejandro Arcos was sworn in as the mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Guerrero, on Sept. 30. "Peace is the path that we must all follow to build a more just and secure society," he said Wednesday.
Mayor's decapitated head left sitting on top of his car just days after taking office
A mayor has been killed and decapitated just days after taking office in a violence-ridden city in Mexico, officials have said. A mere six days after taking office as mayor of Chilpancingo in the country's south,
Mexico mayor 'decapitated' days after taking on the job as severed head found on car
Mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos, was found dead less than a week after he started his new job.
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Chilpancingo mayor murdered as organized crime tightens grip on Guerrero
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