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.

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.

Mayor of Chilpancingo Alejandro Arcos poses for a selfie photo at the unknown location, in this handout image obtained on October 7, 2024. Alejandro Arcos via Facebook via Reuters ...

Mayor Alejandro Arcos was killed on Oct. 6 which is less than a week after he took office. via REUTERS This is the vehicle where the remains of Mayor Arcos was found.

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 — ...

Alejandro Arcos, 43, was killed just six days after he took office as mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, a city of around 280,000 people in southwestern Mexico.

ALEJANDRO ARCOS: (Speaking Spanish). EMILY GREEN, BYLINE: Alejandro Arcos' first act as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of the violence-plagued state of Guerrero, was to appeal for peace.

Alejandro Arcos faced the additional stress of people wanting to kill him. The day before he was sworn in as mayor of Chilpancingo, the man he chose to be his security chief, ...

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.

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.

Mayor Alejandro Arcos of Chilpancingo, Mexico, has been confirmed dead less than a week after being sworn into the notoriously dangerous city's highest office.