Overview
- Authorities report two suspects detained and a third assailant killed, with a 9 mm handgun and seven spent casings recovered at the scene.
- Federal officials confirm the mayor had a protection scheme that included 14 National Guard members, noting attackers exploited the vulnerability of a crowded public event.
- Hundreds marched in Uruapan and later in Morelia, where demonstrators forced entry into the state government palace, vandalized offices, and demanded the governor's resignation.
- U.S. officials offered to deepen security cooperation, and Mexico's security chief said all international collaboration and information-sharing are welcome.
- Investigators continue ballistic work and video analysis after confirming the mayor was shot on the plaza and died shortly after being taken to Hospital Fray Juan de San Miguel, with a city councilor injured but stable.