Overview
- Security forces report one suspected attacker killed at the scene and two people detained after the shooting at Uruapan’s Festival de las Velas.
- Authorities recovered a 9mm pistol and seven spent shell casings; prosecutors say the weapon matches two October shootings and surveillance footage shows planning before the attack.
- Carlos Manzo had federal protection since December 2024, reinforced in May with 14 National Guard personnel in a peripheral role, while close-in protection was municipal and the open-air event had no screening.
- Security chief Omar García Harfuch says there is no indication the mayor’s guards colluded, the principal gunman has not been fully identified, and video and witness evidence are being collected.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum vows zero impunity, rejects reviving a militarized strategy, orders reinforcement in Michoacán, and confronts protests and official mourning as the U.S. offers deeper security cooperation.