Overview
- Mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez was shot during the Festival de las Velas in Uruapan’s historic center and died shortly after at Hospital Fray Juan de San Miguel.
- Federal and state officials say two suspects are detained and a third attacker was killed at the scene as a joint operation remains in place.
- The federal Security Cabinet met urgently, with President Claudia Sheinbaum vowing zero impunity and federal agencies leading the probe.
- Officials detailed that Manzo had an official protection scheme reinforced in May 2025 with 14 National Guard escorts providing perimeter security.
- Investigators recovered a 9mm handgun and seven casings, and forensic tracing links the weapon to earlier organized‑crime confrontations, while protests escalated in Michoacán and the U.S. offered cooperation welcomed by Mexico’s security chief.