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.
City mayor in Mexico killed less than a 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 armoured car and took police hostage in 2023 to win the release of arrested suspects.
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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
In the capital of Mexico's violence-plagued state of Guerrero... police hold the scene where its new mayor was found dead.:: Alejandro Arcos via FacebookAlejandro Arcos had only been mayor of Chilpancingo for six days before being killed on Sunday,
Mexico Mayor Murdered Days After Taking Office
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.
Mexico: Chilpancingo mayor killed 6 days after taking office
Alejandro Arcos, the newly elected mayor of Chilpancingo, capital city of Mexico's Guerrero state, was assassinated on Sunday. His murder comes less than a week after he assumed office in a city infamous for its high crime rate.
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."
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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