In a shocking and ruthless act of violence, Alejandro Arcos, the newly sworn-in mayor of Chilpancingo, the beleaguered capital of Mexico’s Guerrero state, was mercilessly assassinated on Sunday, less than a week into his term.

Alejandro Arcos, the mayor of Chilpancingo, Mexico, was brutally murdered just six days into office, with his decapitated head found atop his car. His death marks the second high-profile killing in Guerrero's capital in a week,

The mayor of a city in southern Mexico was murdered less than a week after taking office, authorities said, a crime condemned by President Claudia Sheinbaum on Monday as “deplorable.”

In Chilpancingo, Mexico, the newly elected mayor, Alejandro Arcos Catalan, was found decapitated six days after taking office. His head was placed on top of his pickup truck, while his body was found inside.

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.