Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico, was brutally murdered just six days into office, with his decapitated head found atop his car. His death marks the second high-profile killing in Guerrero's capital in a week,

More than 24 politicians have been murdered in Mexico this year, with the state of Guerrero accounting for at least five

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.

The mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico has been killed just one week after he took office, officials said Sunday. Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a demonstration,

Arcos' social media posts show the mayor in recent days had been supervising disaster relief efforts following the impact of Hurricane John last month, which caused severe floodin

The mayor of a crime-ridden city in Mexico has been killed less than a week after taking office, the latest in a string of violent attacks targeting politicians in the country.

The mayor of the capital of southern Mexico's Guerrero state has been killed less than one week after he took office.

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