Overview
- Dozens of young people marched to the state prosecutor’s headquarters in Morelia demanding the release of peers detained during demonstrations over the killings of Mayor Carlos Manzo and community leader Bernardo Bravo.
- Protesters said at least 20 students were taken into custody and reported at least one unlocated law student, with families claiming the prosecutor’s office has provided no information.
- The Michoacán prosecutor’s office said that of eight youths detained on November 2, one was charged with sabotage and damage, one had an arrest warrant for fraud, and six were released.
- Demonstrations also unfolded in San Juan Nuevo and Uruapan, where a riderless horse that belonged to the slain mayor led a justice-themed procession.
- Separately, the prosecutor’s office said the suspected gunman’s body remains unidentified and unclaimed at the morgue as the investigation continues.