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Héctor Ríos Morales

UNCOVERED: Mexico mayor pleaded for more security hours before being decapitated | History Defined

Mexican security forces respond at the scene where Alejandro Arcos, mayor of Chilpancingo, was killed on October 6, 2024 (Credit: Oscar Guerrero/Image via Reuters)

ALABAMA - New information is surfacing about the murder of Alejandro Arcos Catalán, the Mexican mayor of Chilpancingo, Guerrero, who was murdered and decapitated on Oct. 6 as violence spreads throughout the country.

In recent weeks, hundreds of people including cartel members, civilians, migrants and law enforcement have died in northern Mexico, but the south is seeing elevated levels of violence as well. with Arcos Catalán's death an illustrative example. The crime took place just three days after Francisco Tapia, Chilpancingo's new secretary, was also killed.

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