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.

The new mayor, Gustavo Alarcón, a doctor, had been elected as an alternate on the same ticket as deceased Mayor Alejandro Arcos in the June election. 7 Dr. Gustavo Alarcón is sworn into office ...

The recent death of 43-year-old Alejandro Arcos Catalán has sent waves of anger through the community of Chilpancingo. ... The post Mayor in Mexico Brutally Murdered for Saying “No” to Cartels.

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 ...

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 ...

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.