Relatives of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos carry his coffin during his funeral service, one week after he took office, in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Chilpancingo is the capital of the violence-ridden state of Guerrero, one of the deadliest for politicians and journalists. Just three days before Arcos' killing, Francisco Tapia, the city's new ...

Chilpancingo, a city of about 300,000, is so completely dominated by gangs that in 2023, one of them staged a demonstration of hundreds of people, hijacked a government armored car, ...

The body of Alejandro Arcos, the new 43-year-old mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, was found inside his pickup truck Sunday night while his head was propped on top of the vehicle.

Mayor of Chilpancingo Alejandro Arcos poses for a selfie photo at the unknown location, in this handout image obtained on October 7, 2024. Alejandro Arcos via Facebook via Reuters ...

A supporter of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos prays at the entrance of the municipal building one week after he took office in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico's Guerrero, has been killed less than a week after taking office. The mayor of the violence-plagued state was killed on Sunday ...

A local government source confirmed the man's identity as German Reyes, the security chief for Chilpancingo, the state capital with a population of around 280,000 people in southwestern Mexico.

CHILPANCINGO, Mexico—Six days after taking office, Mayor Alejandro Arcos loaded his pickup with bottles of water for hurricane victims, ditched his bodyguards and drove off alone into a gang ...

Chilpancingo is 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.

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.

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