Overview
- One assailant was killed at the scene and two suspects were detained after the shooting during Uruapan’s Festival de las Velas, with the mayor later dying at a local hospital.
- Federal authorities said Manzo had an official protection scheme since December 2024 that was reinforced in May 2025 with 14 Guardia Nacional personnel and two vehicles.
- Investigators seized a 9 mm handgun and seven spent casings, are collecting footage from C5 and nearby cameras, and are interviewing witnesses; the shooter had no identification.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum convened the Security Cabinet, pledged transparency and zero impunity, and Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said no line of inquiry is being ruled out.
- Public anger escalated with an estimated 10,000-person march in Uruapan and a protest in Morelia that breached the state palace before police intervened, and the United States offered to deepen security cooperation.