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The Mexican mayor who was gunned down in public Saturday night during “Day of the Dead” celebrations in his hometown called for “brute force” against the country’s violent drug cartels A mayor in Mexico's state of Michoacan was shot dead in a plaza in front of dozens of people who had gathered for Day of the Dead festivities, authorities told Politico. The mayor of the Uruapan municipality, Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez, was gunned down Saturday night in the town’s historic center. He was rushed to a hospital, where he later died, according to state prosecutor Carlos Torres Piña.A city council member and a bodyguard were sustained injuries during the attack. The attacker was killed at the scene, Federal Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch told journalists Sunday. Local politicians in Mexico are frequently victims of political and organized crime violence.Mexican mayor stood up to cartelsThe Mexican mayor who was gunned down in public Saturday night during “Day of the Dead” celebrations in his hometown called for “brute force” against the country’s violent drug cartels, reports The New York Post. The 40-year-old Carlos Manzo was shot dead by two gunmen in front of shocked supporters in the city’s central square, as per multiple US media reports.ALSO READ: 'Dripping in sweat, not well': Trump's 60 Minutes interview with CBS sparks concerns about his health. Check details “I condemn in the strongest possible terms the vile assassination of the mayor of Uruapan, Carlos Manzo,” Mexican president Claudia Sheinbaum wrote on X. “I express my deepest condolences to his family and loved ones, as well as to the people of Uruapan, for this irreparable loss.”Manzo rose to popularity as head of the city of 300,000 when he stood up to the bloody cartels that have terrorized Mexico for decades — and acknowledged the risk he was taking. “I don’t want to be just another murdered mayor,” he said in a haunting statement last month. “But it is important not to let fear control us.”Live EventsHis assassination sparked outrage in Mexico City as well as in Washington, DC. “On this All Souls’ Day, my thoughts are with the family and friends of Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico, who was assassinated at a public Day of the Dead celebration last night,” US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, a former ambassador to Mexico, wrote on X.ALSO READ: 'Never committing suicide': Elon Musk's bizarre response on claims mystery interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is ‘alien spaceship’ “The US stands ready to deepen security cooperation with Mexico to wipe out organized crime on both sides of the border,” he said. “Here’s Carlos holding his young son at the celebration just moments before the attack. May his soul rest in peace and may his memory inspire prompt and effective action.”Manzo came up in Mexican politics with Sheinbaum’s Morena Party before declaring himself independent, and was critical of former President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s “hugs not bullets” approach to the vicious narcotraffickers in ravaging the Central American nation. Manzo, the son of a community activist who was elected into office last year, has also called on Sheinbaum to take a harder line against the cartels. The mayor was accompanied by national guard troops at the event, but they were unable to save him.Add as a Reliable and Trusted News Source Add Now! (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel) Read More News onMexican mayor gunned downCarlos Alberto Manzo RodríguezUruapan mayor assassinationDay of the Dead celebrationsdrug cartels MexicoMexican mayor murderCarlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez murdermexico murdermexico crimemexico murder killed (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel)Read More News onMexican mayor gunned downCarlos Alberto Manzo RodríguezUruapan mayor assassinationDay of the Dead celebrationsdrug cartels MexicoMexican mayor murderCarlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez murdermexico murdermexico crimemexico murder killed(Catch all the Business News, Breaking News and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.) Subscribe to The Economic Times Prime and read the ET ePaper online....moreless
