Michoacán Prosecutors Identify 16-Year-Old Found in Capacuaro, Probe Possible Link to Manzo Killing

Overview

• The state prosecutor’s office confirmed the victim as Josué N., 16, a resident of Uruapan.
• Officials said new forensic analyses and evidence comparisons are underway to assess any connection to the Manzo case.
• Authorities currently presume he may have been the second adolescent involved, a point they stressed remains unconfirmed until tests conclude.
• His body, found alongside another man, was left in black bags near the access to the Capacuaro Colegio de Bachilleres on the Uruapan–Carapan road.
• The announcement came as state officials met with federal security leadership, who said they are coordinating and will share updates once the forensic work is finished.