The murder of the mayor of Uruapan on Halloween night sparked a wave of protests in Mexico
Thousands of Mexican citizens took to the streets in the cities of Morelia and Uruapan in the state of Michoacán to demand justice in response to the murder of Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan
He was shot and killed during a public ceremony for the Day of the Dead celebration
According to local media, Manzo’s murder, which occurred in the city center during busy hours, sparked a wave of public outrage and protests against the ruling Morena party
Protesters accused the government of handing over control of the state to criminal groups
On Sunday, November 3, in the city of Morelia, a group of protesters stormed the Michoacán state government palace, damaging parts of the building and writing slogans condemning political violence and government inaction on the walls
The murder of Carlos Manzo makes him the seventh mayor to be killed in the state of Michoacán since 2021
In recent years, this state has been the scene of bloody clashes between drug cartels, and according to official statistics, the number of murders there has exceeded 860 cases this year