Guerrero has been one of the most dangerous states in Mexico over the past year, recording 1,890 murders in 2023 ...
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 ...
The wave of killings includes murders in Guanajuato and Sinaloa, as well as the assassination of a mayor and his secretary.
Alexander Arcos was killed on Sunday, just six days after he was elected the mayor of Chilpancingo, a city around 170 miles south of Mexico City with a population of around 280,000. Officials ...
Chilpancingo's newly elected leader was killed just six days after he took office, exposing the dire security situation in ...
The decapitation of the mayor of a major Mexican city is a reminder of the security task President Sheinbaum faces.