In Mexico, the mayor of a state capital has been 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.
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
The mayor of a city in southern Mexico has been murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said Sunday, the latest in a series of attacks on politicians in the violence-plagued Latin American country.
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
Mexico mayor assassinated in state plagued by violence
Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of the Mexican city of Chilpancingo, has been assassinated Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado confirmed Sunday. ARcos was beheaded and left in a truck on Moctezuma Street.
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.
Mexican mayor murdered less than a week after taking office
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.
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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 ...