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.
Mexico Mayor Murdered by Criminal Group Less Than a Week After Taking Office
More than 24 politicians have been murdered in Mexico this year, with the state of Guerrero accounting for at least five
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 reportedly beheaded days after taking office in Mexico amid surge in cartel violence
Alejandro Arcos' murder came days after the killing of another city official. according to the Institutional Revolutionary Party.
Mexican Mayor Assassinated Days After Taking Office
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
Mexican mayor's severed head placed atop pick-up truck 6 days after taking office
The mayor of a violence-plagued city in Mexico was killed on Sunday with his decapitated body left in a pickup truck and his severed head placed atop the vehicle's roof.
Mexican mayor killed less than a week after taking office
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 a Mexican state capital is killed less than a week after taking office
The mayor of the capital of southern Mexico's Guerrero state has been killed less than one week after he took office.
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Mexico President Sheinbaum Pledges To Find Killers Behind Brutal Murder Of Guerrero Mayor
Mayor Alejandro Arcos Catalan, who had just taken office the same day as Sheinbaum, was found murdered brutally Sunday.
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Mayor’s Beheading Is Ominous Sign of Security Crisis Facing Mexico’s New President
The decapitation of the mayor of a major Mexican city is a reminder of the security task President Sheinbaum faces.
Nearly 500 Murders in Claudia Sheinbaum's First Week as Mexico's President
The wave of killings includes murders in Guanajuato and Sinaloa, as well as the assassination of a mayor and his secretary.
Drugs, people smuggling at heart of Mexico's raging violence
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Chilpancingo mayor murdered as organized crime tightens grip on Guerrero
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Inside Mexico’s New Plan to Take On Cartel Violence
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Along Mexico’s Pacific coast, flooding from Hurricane John left devastated towns and 17 dead
Along Mexico’s southern Pacific coast, floodwaters have begun to recede, leaving behind devastated towns and 17 dead, after ...