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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.
Mayor in Mexico Brutally Assassinated After Taking Office
The mayor of a crime-filled city in Mexico was unfortunately assassinated less than a week after taking office, casting a shadow over the region’s rising reports of violence. Alejandro Arcos, who had vowed to bring reform and security to Chilpancingo,
Mayor in Guerrero, Mexico assassinated less than 1 week after taking office
Relatives on Monday buried the mayor of a state capital in southern Mexico who was killed just one week after he took office.
Mexico: Chilpancingo mayor killed 6 days after taking office
Alejandro Arcos, the newly elected mayor of Chilpancingo, capital city of Mexico's Guerrero state, was assassinated on Sunday. His murder comes less than a week after he assumed office in a city infamous for its high crime rate.
Mexican mayor's severed head placed atop pickup truck 6 days after taking office
The mayor of a violence-plagued city in Mexico was killed on Sunday with his decapitated body left in a pickup truck and his severed head placed atop the vehicle's roof.
Mexican mayor assassinated in a reported beheading, days after taking office
The mayor of a violence-plagued state in southern Mexico was assassination in a reported beheading. He was killed less than a week after being sworn in.
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 of Alejandro Arcos,
After newly elected mayor is beheaded in Mexico, others ask federal authorities for protection
Federal Public Safety Secretary Omar Garcia Harfuch said four mayors requested protection on Monday, a day after Arcos' ...
Mexican local mayor went alone to meeting before his brutal killing
The mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico's violence-plagued state of Guerrero, traveled alone to an out-of-town ...
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Shock and Mourning: Violent Assassination of Chilpancingo Mayor
The mayor of Chilpancingo, Alejandro Arcos, was murdered shortly after taking office, sparking outrage in Mexico. Arcos was ...
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Chilpancingo mayor murdered as organized crime tightens grip on Guerrero
Chilpancingo's newly elected leader was killed just six days after he took office, exposing the dire security situation in ...