Overview
- Carlos Manzo Rodríguez was shot around 8:10 p.m. on Nov. 1 during Uruapan’s Festival de las Velas and died minutes later at Hospital Fray Juan de San Miguel.
- Investigators reported one assailant killed at the scene and two suspects detained, and they are reviewing CCTV, witness accounts and ballistics.
- A 9 mm handgun and seven spent casings were seized, and officials said organized‑crime involvement is not ruled out as lines of inquiry remain open.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum convened the federal security cabinet, with Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch pledging no impunity and noting attackers exploited a public‑event vulnerability.
- Public anger surged across Michoacán as mourners expelled the governor from the funeral and demonstrators forced entry into the Morelia government palace, where vandalism and fires were reported before riot police intervened.