Overview
- Carlos Manzo Rodríguez was shot during the Festival de las Velas in Uruapan’s historic center on November 1 and died shortly after at Hospital Fray Juan de San Miguel.
- Authorities say one assailant was killed at the scene and two suspects were detained, with investigators collecting CCTV footage and witness statements.
- Forensics recovered a 9 mm handgun and seven spent casings, according to the Michoacán state prosecutor’s office.
- Federal officials said Manzo had an official protection detail reinforced in May with 14 National Guard personnel, raising questions over security at public events.
- Public anger surged with mass marches, a breach of the Michoacán state government palace in Morelia, and jeers that forced Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla to leave the funeral.