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.

Only a week in office and the mayor of a small Mexican town is assassinated -- as cartel violence continues to spiral out of control.

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.

Alejandro Arcos' murder came days after the killing of another city official. according to the Institutional Revolutionary Party.

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.

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.

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 ...

The recent death of 43-year-old Alejandro Arcos Catalán has sent waves of anger through the community of Chilpancingo.

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.

A mayor has been decapitated less than a week after he took office in the southwestern Mexico state of Guerrero. Alejandro Arcos was found dead inside a pickup truck in the municipality of ...

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.