Mexico’s security minister says beheaded mayor asked for no protection
The death of Mayor Alejandro Arcos has reignited fears over political violence in Mexico, where gangs seek influence.
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.
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.
4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded
Officials say four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in the southern state of Guerrero
Mexico unveils new security strategy as slain mayor mourned
STORY: In this crowded church in southwestern Mexico, people gathered to say goodbye to a mayor who was brutally murdered six days after taking office.:: Alejandro Arcos via FacebookThe death of Chilpancingo mayor Alejandro Arcos has left the country reeling.
Mayor reportedly beheaded days after taking office in Mexico
Alejandro Arcos' murder came days after the killing of another city official. according to the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
Mexico mayor murdered days after taking office
The mayor of a city in southern Mexico has been murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks on politicians
Mexican mayor assassinated in a reported beheading, days after taking office
The mayor of a violence-plagued state in southern Mexico was assassination in a reported beheading. He was killed less than a week after being sworn in.
Mexico's president to deliver security plan after newly elected mayor killed
The mayor of a city in Mexico was assassinated days after taking office with his severed head placed atop his puck-up truck. Mexico's President Claudia Sheinbaum to present law and order plan amid growing violence and organized crime.
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 ...
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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 spiral out of control.
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 ...
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Shockwaves in Guerrero: Mayor's Grisly Murder Raises Alarms
The mayor of Chilpancingo, Arcos, was murdered shortly after assuming office, highlighting Guerrero's violence issues. He was ...