Wife of assassinated Mexican mayor assumes his office, vows to fight cartels

The wife of a mayor brazenly assassinated during Day of the Dead celebrations in the violence-ridden Mexican state of ...
EconoTimes

Widow of Slain Michoacan Mayor Takes Office, Vows to Continue Fight Against Cartel Violence

Grecia Quiroz, widow of assassinated Uruapan Mayor Carlos Manzo, has officially taken over her late husbands position, ...
Mexico News Daily

Slain mayor’s widow vows to carry on his mission as she takes over his role in Michoacán

Grecia Quiroz, widow of the Uruapan mayor assassinated on Saturday, vowed to continue his work as the Michoacán city's next ...

Mexican mayor who stood up to cartels is gunned down in ‘kamikaze attack’ weeks after haunting statement

Mexican Mayor Carlos Manzo, who called for “brute force” against the drug cartels, was gunned down in public Saturday in his ...

Mexican President Sheinbaum pledges justice after killing of outspoken anti-crime mayor

Carlos Manzo, 40, an outspoken critic of organized crime, was fatally shot on Nov. 1 while attending a candlelight Day of ...
National Catholic Reporter

Mexican church leaders demand action after mayor murdered

The Mexican bishops' conference has condemned the murder of a mayor, who was assassinated after pleading for federal assistance in combating drug cartels — which extort avocado growers in his ...
EL PAÍS English

Murder of Carlos Manzo: A killing bearing the hallmarks of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel

A hitman linked to the CJNG shot dead the mayor of Uruapan, who had arrested the group’s leader in August ...

Murder of outspoken anti-crime mayor spurs violent protests in Mexican state

Violent protests have broken out in the Mexican state of Michoacán over the murder of an outspoken anti-crime mayor, who was killed over the weekend while taking part in a Day of the Dead celebration.