Overview
- Manzo, 40, was shot around 8 p.m. at a candlelight gathering outside a church and later died at a hospital, with a city council member and a bodyguard also wounded.
- Security chief Omar García Harfuch said the shooter hit the mayor seven times; one assailant was killed at the scene and a 9mm handgun was recovered.
- Two suspects are in custody as investigators pursue leads, with no claim of responsibility and the motive under investigation.
- Manzo had received federal protection since December 2024, reinforced in May with 14 National Guard troops providing perimeter security alongside local police.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum convened an emergency security meeting and vowed zero impunity, while Uruapan residents held protests and a funeral procession demanding justice.