"The shadow of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) looms over the assassination of Carlos Manzo, the mayor of the Mexican city of Uruapan, in Michoacan, who was shot dead on Saturday during Day of the Dead celebrations. According to sources familiar with the investigation, the attack had been ordered by the cartel, which had suffered a major blow in August when the mayor's local police captured its leader, Rene Belmonte, alias Rino, during an operation."
"Another source consulted by the newspaper well-acquainted with Michoacan's political reality and the violence afflicting the region confirmed that the gunman, a young man between 17 and 19 years old who was killed immediately after shooting Manzo, was connected to the CJNG. The weapon used, the source said, had been employed in other crimes linked to the criminal group."
"The same source added that within the federal government, led by Claudia Sheinbaum of the ruling Morena party, there is growing discontent with Michoacan's governor, Alfredo Ramirez Bedolla (also from Morena), over the state's deteriorating security situation, which is attributed at least in part to his failure to address the region's ongoing conflicts Images of the attacker were presented by the Michoacan Attorney General's Office on Monday."
CJNG-linked gunmen assassinated Carlos Manzo, mayor of Uruapan, during Day of the Dead celebrations. The attack was reportedly ordered after local police captured cartel leader Rene Belmonte (Rino) in August. Rino is described as subordinate to the Alvarez Ayala brothers, Ramon and Rafael (R-1 and R-2), who hold high ranks within CJNG and have ties to past PRD governments. Investigators linked the shooter, a 17–19-year-old killed at the scene, to the CJNG and said the weapon had been used in other cartel crimes. Federal officials express growing discontent with Michoacan’s governor over worsening security. Uruapan, a 350,000-resident avocado hub, has seen increased extortion targeting small and mid-sized farmers.
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