Alejandro Arcos, a mayor in Mexico, was killed just one week after he took office Only a week in office and the mayor of a small Mexican town is assassinated -- as cartel violence continues to ...

The body of Alejandro Arcos, the new 43-year-old mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, was found inside his pickup truck Sunday night while his head was propped on top of the vehicle.

Only a week in office and the mayor of a small Mexican town is assassinated -- as cartel violence continues to spiral out of control. Alejandro Arcos, a mayor in Mexico, was killed just one week ...

In Mexico, the mayor of a major city was murdered six days after he was sworn in. The murder on Sunday underscores the security challenges facing the country's new president, Claudia Sheinbaum ...

ALEJANDRO ARCOS: (Speaking Spanish). EMILY GREEN, BYLINE: Alejandro Arcos' first act as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of the violence-plagued state of Guerrero, was to appeal for peace.

ALEJANDRO ARCOS: (Speaking Spanish). EMILY GREEN, BYLINE: Alejandro Arcos' first act as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of the violence-plagued state of Guerrero, was to appeal for peace.

ALEJANDRO ARCOS: (Speaking Spanish). EMILY GREEN, BYLINE: Alejandro Arcos' first act as mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of the violence-plagued state of Guerrero, was to appeal for peace.