Overview
- The federal security chief said an unidentified assailant fired seven shots at Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez and was killed at the scene.
- Authorities reported that a city council member and a bodyguard were wounded during the shooting in Uruapan’s historic center.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum offered condolences and convened a national security council meeting to support Michoacán and pursue accountability.
- Hundreds gathered in Uruapan for the mayor’s funeral, demanding justice in a public demonstration of anger and grief.
- Manzo had been under protection since December 2024, reinforced in May with 14 National Guard agents, as violence from groups such as CJNG and La Nueva Familia Michoacana has intensified; recent killings include lemon producer Bernardo Bravo and Tacámbaro mayor Salvador Bastidas.