Mexican mayor's severed head placed atop pickup 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.
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.
Mexican mayor assassinated six days after taking office, three days after city secretary was killed
Alejandro Arcos, mayor of the Mexican city Chilpancingo, was murdered on Sunday after just 6 days in office, the state's governor confirmed on Monday. The murder comes three days after the city secretary, Francisco Tapia, was shot and killed.
Mexican mayor killed less than a week after taking office
The killing of Alejandro Arcos, who took office as the mayor of Chilpancingo on October 1, comes just days after the city government’s secretary Francisco Tapia was shot to death, and has renewed concerns over security in a country that recently held its ...
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.
Mexican mayor murdered days after taking office
The mayor of a city in southern Mexico was murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said, a crime condemned by President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday as "deplorable."
Mexican mayor ‘decapitated by drug gangs’ six days into job
The mayor of a Mexican city plagued by gang violence has been murdered less than a week after taking office. Photos circulating online among locals showed what appeared to be Alejandro Arcos’s severed head on top of a Volkswagen pick-up truck and the rest of his body inside a car in the Villas del Roble neighbourhood, east of the city.
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
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.
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.
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Severed head of mayor found on his car, reattached for funeral
Arcos was sworn in Sept. 30 as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a demonstration, ...
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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.
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Chilpancingo mayor murdered as organized crime tightens grip on Guerrero
Chilpancingo's newly elected leader was killed just six days after he took office, exposing the dire security situation in ...
The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after taking office
Police and Mexico's National guard filled the streets of Chilpancingo in Guerrero state Sunday after the Mayor was killed ...