Overview
- State prosecutors identified the suspected shooter as Víctor Manuel Ubaldo Vidales, 17, a resident of Paracho.
- The mayor, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, was killed on November 1 during the Festival de las Velas in Uruapan’s Plaza de los Mártires.
- Officials say the suspect tested positive for gunshot residue and fired at least six times at the mayor.
- A postmortem toxicology screen found amphetamines and marijuana, and authorities said he had drug addictions.
- Investigators report intelligence indicating two additional participants and organized crime involvement, while MILENIO cites unnamed sources pointing to the CJNG.