Vigilante Leader Fighting Mexico's Drug Cartels Assassinated

Hipólito Mora, who led civilians fighting the Knights Templar cartel, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.
Mora complained of cartel infiltration into vigilante groups and rising violence.
He traveled with security but was still vulnerable to attack.
His death highlights ongoing danger and instability in Michoacán from battling cartels.
It also shows the Mexican government's questionable strategy of allying with certain cartels.