Overview
- Two suspects were detained and a third attacker was killed following the close‑range shooting of Mayor Carlos Manzo during Uruapan’s Festival de las Velas.
- Officials said Manzo had a federal detail of 14 National Guard members since May; the open, unscreened event allowed the assailant to fire seven 9‑millimeter rounds at short distance.
- President Claudia Sheinbaum convened an extraordinary Security Cabinet, pledged support to Michoacán, and reaffirmed a strategy of zero impunity over a return to a militarized “war” approach.
- Investigators are gathering surveillance footage, testimonies and ballistic evidence; the gunman remains unidentified and authorities have not confirmed cartel responsibility.
- Public anger surged as roughly 10,000 people marched in Uruapan and protesters later breached the Michoacán State Palace in Morelia before riot police responded.