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Mexican mayor killed 6 days after taking office

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In Mexico, a Mayor Is Brutally Killed Just Days After Taking Office

The gruesome killing represents yet another challenge for the country’s new president, who faces increasing pressure to show progress in the fight against violent cartels.

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Mexican mayor assassinated in a reported beheading, days after taking office

The mayor of a violence-plagued state in southern Mexico was buried on Monday. He was in office for six days before his assassination.

The mayor of a state capital in Mexico is killed less than 1 week after he took office

Alejandro Arcos was sworn in last Monday as mayor of Chilpancingo, a city so violent that a drug gang openly staged a demonstration, hijacked a government armored car and took police hostage in 2023 to win the release of arrested suspects.

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Mexican local mayor went alone to meeting before his brutal killing

The mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico's violence-plagued state of Guerrero, traveled alone to an out-of-town ...

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Shock and Mourning: Violent Assassination of Chilpancingo Mayor

The mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos, was murdered shortly after taking office, sparking outrage in Mexico. Arcos was ...

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4 mayors in Mexico ask for protection after another was beheaded

Officials say four mayors in Mexico have asked federal authorities for protection after a colleague was beheaded last week in ...

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Nearly 500 Murders in Claudia Sheinbaum's First Week as Mexico's President

The wave of killings includes murders in Guanajuato and Sinaloa, as well as the assassination of a mayor and his secretary.

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