Overview
- The governor confirmed Mayor Carlos Manzo was shot dead during the Festival de las Velas, with two people detained at the scene and one assailant killed.
- The state prosecutor said the deceased attacker appears to be 17–19 years old and remains formally unidentified after fingerprint checks were sent to the INE.
- Several outlets, citing federal security sources, identified the gunman as Osvaldo Gutiérrez Velázquez, known as “El Cuate,” with alleged CJNG links, a claim not officially confirmed.
- Ballistic analysis ties the firearm used in the killing to a double homicide on October 16 and a bar attack on October 23 in Uruapan.
- Legislative blocs from the 4T and the PT issued condemnations and demands for justice as U.S. officials offered deeper security cooperation, and civil groups noted at least 56 political-actor killings in 2025.