Overview
- Shots were fired around 8:10 p.m. during the Festival de las Velas in the city’s main plaza, and Manzo was pronounced dead at Hospital Fray Juan de San Miguel at 8:50 p.m.
- Authorities report one assailant was killed at the scene and two suspects were detained, with a 9 mm handgun and seven spent casings secured as evidence.
- The Michoacán state prosecutor confirmed an investigation for homicide and characterized the assault as a direct attack.
- Security chief Omar García Harfuch said Manzo had local police protection and a federal perimeter of 14 National Guard personnel, with his detail reinforced earlier this year.
- A city councilor, Víctor Hugo de la Cruz Saucedo, was wounded and is out of danger, as officials pursue lines of inquiry linked to organized crime groups active in Uruapan.