Overview
- Michoacán state prosecutors detained seven members of Carlos Manzo’s security detail under arrest orders as they investigate qualified homicide by omission and the alleged extrajudicial killing of the suspected gunman.
- In a Saturday court hearing, a ballistics expert testified that only one Pietro Beretta 9 mm with an obliterated serial number was fired on Nov. 1, tying the same weapon to Manzo’s killing and the death of the alleged shooter.
- Former Uruapan public security director Demetrio N. acknowledged shooting the suspect during a struggle, while a paramedic’s testimony described a fatal chest wound and said medical aid was initially blocked.
- Authorities arrested Jorge Armando “El Licenciado,” identified by federal security officials as a principal organizer, and transferred him to Cefereso No. 1 Altiplano for control hearings.
- Michoacán’s governor said one of Manzo’s guards remains at large as investigators continue to map the cell that planned the attack, with two other identified participants found dead on Nov. 10.