Alejandro Arcos, a mayor in Mexico, was killed just one week after he took office Only a week in office and the mayor of a small Mexican town is assassinated -- as cartel violence continues to ...

The body of Alejandro Arcos, the new 43-year-old mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, was found inside his pickup truck Sunday night while his head was propped on top of the vehicle.

Mourners pay their respects at the casket of Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo who was killed on Sunday less than a week after taking office. Oscar Ramirez/Reuters. CNN — ...

The killing of Chilpancingo mayor Alejandro Arcos "fills us with indignation," Guerrero state governor Evelyn Salgado wrote on social media, without providing further details of the circumstances.

A supporter of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos prays at the entrance of the municipal building one week after he took office in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Gustavo Alarcon is sworn in as mayor of Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, days after former Mayor Alejandro Arcos was killed less than a week after taking office.

The new mayor, Gustavo Alarcón, a doctor, had been elected as an alternate on the same ticket as deceased Mayor Alejandro Arcos in the June election. 7 Dr. Gustavo Alarcón is sworn into office ...

Relatives of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos carry his coffin during his funeral service, one week after he took office, in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico—Six days after taking office, Mayor Alejandro Arcos loaded his pickup with bottles of water for hurricane victims, ditched his bodyguards and drove off alone into a gang ...

Mayor Arcos Catalán reportedly told reporters that, as mayor, he would not be negotiating with criminal organizations.. Citizens are remembering Mayor Arcos Catalán as a bringer of hope and ...

Supporters of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos place candles and flowers at the entrance of the municipal building one week after he took office in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

The killing of Alejandro Arcos, who took office as the mayor of Chilpancingo on October 1, comes just days after the city government’s secretary Francisco Tapia was shot to death, ...