Overview
- Mexico’s federal security cabinet reported two people were detained and one attacker was killed after the shooting in Uruapan’s city center.
- Security chief Omar García Harfuch said Manzo had assigned protection since December 2024, reinforced with 14 National Guard personnel for perimeter security in May.
- García Harfuch added that the firearm used in the attack is linked to two prior violent incidents involving criminal groups in Michoacán.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the killing and convened a security cabinet meeting Sunday, while Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla attended the funeral and faced public rebukes.
- Manzo, an independent known for a hardline stance that drew comparisons to Nayib Bukele, invested over 50 million pesos in patrol and armored vehicles in a state where CJNG and La Nueva Familia Michoacana operate and were designated as terrorist organizations by President Donald Trump in February.