Mayor Who Begged Sheinbaum for Help Fighting Cartels Assassinated at Day of the Dead Celebration

<![CDATA[Political violence is on the rise in Mexico, and on Saturday night, it hit the country particularly hard. Carlos Manzo, the 40-year-old mayor of Uruapan, in the western state of Michoacan, was celebrating Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, with his family, constituents, and even some visitors from the United States when two gunmen reportedly emerged from the crowd and shot him. ]]>