New mayor vows to fight violence in Mexico city days after his predecessor was killed and beheaded
In June, Acacio Flores, who represents Malinaltepec, was killed just days after the killing of Salvador Villalba Flores, another mayor from Guerrero state elected in the June 2 polls. Earlier in the month, a local councilwoman was gunned down as she was leaving her home in Guerrero.
New mayor takes office in Mexico after predecessor was beheaded, placed on roof of vehicle
A new mayor was sworn in Thursday in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office. 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.
Mayor of city in Mexico killed in apparent decapitation
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 confirmed the murder from the gory photos of his decapitated head, which were shared on messaging platform WhatsApp this week.
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.
Mexico mayor’s decapitated head found on his car six days after taking office
The decapitated head of a mayor in Mexico was found atop his car just six days into his tenure, marking the second official to be murdered in Guerrero’s capital in less than a week. The body
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.
A New Mayor Takes Office in Southern Mexico After His Predecessor Was Beheaded
A new mayor has been sworn in a city in southern Mexico where his predecessor was killed and beheaded less than a week after taking office
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Mexican local mayor went alone to meeting before his brutal killing
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March in Mexican city to demand justice for mayor’s brutal killing one week after he was sworn in
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Gustavo Alarcón has assumed the role of mayor in the volatile city of Chilpancingo, after his predecessor Alejandro Arcos was brutally murdered. Arcos had been in office for less than a week before ...