Overview
- Relatives discovered the damaged sculpture at La Ruana’s cemetery after finding it detached from its base and left on the ground.
- Local deputy Guillermo “Memo” Valencia and community leader Guadalupe “Lupe” Mora allege Los Viagras carried out the vandalism.
- Valencia reported that armed men shouted warnings that anyone who picked up the bust would have their home shot, and Lupe Mora said he secured the pieces rather than reinstall them.
- No arrests or official attribution have been announced, and critics argue Plan Michoacán has not produced concrete security results.
- The monument was unveiled on June 29, 2025 to mark two years since Mora’s killing, honoring the founder of Michoacán’s self-defense movement.