Mexico - November 01, 2025 Gunmen assassinated Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in Mexico’s Michoacán state, during a public Day of the Dead celebration in the city’s main square. The attack occurred despite Manzo’s repeated appeals for federal assistance to counter powerful drug cartels operating in the region. Authorities said two suspects were arrested and a third was killed during a shootout with security forces. President Claudia Sheinbaum condemned the killing, calling it “an attack on democracy,” and pledged that those responsible would face justice. In response to the assassination, thousands of people took to the streets in the state capital, Morelia, demanding stronger government action against organized crime and greater protection for local officials.