“To the secretary Omar García Harfuchto the Secretary of Security, we do not want to be another murdered mayor, who is in the statistics,” he said Carlos Manzomunicipal president of Uruapanin a video uploaded to social networks last September.
A mayor who, since his campaign, denounced threats, accused abandonment of the State and warned that Uruapan was being administered by the racketeering.
Yesterday, a month later, Secretary García Harfuch, accompanied by the Security Cabinet, had to condemn the “cowardly attack” in which the mayor died and give details about the case, of which “No line of research is ruled out.”, and the protection device it had.
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Sheinbaum condemned the ‘vile murder’
The president herself Claudia Sheinbaumcondemned the “vile murder” and promised that there will be no impunity in the case, while offering condolences not only to the family and loved ones, but to the people of Uruapan.
The president also highlighted that from the first moment she had communication with the governor of Michoacán, Alfredo Ramírez Bedollawhile the federal Secretary of Security contacted the state Attorney General’s Office.
It was at the conference with Security Cabinet where Secretary García Harfuch pointed out that since last December the mayor had security elements for his protection, which increased last May to 14 elements of the National guard.
In addition, an escort provided by trusted municipal police and two official vehicles.
This did not prevent the mayor from being shot seven times on Saturday night in the center of Uruapan, during the celebration of Day of the Dead; The aggressor was neutralized by security elements, while the municipal president died in the hospital.
The deceased subject did not have identification, so it was reported that the state Attorney General’s Office is carrying out the corresponding expert work to obtain his identity.
What could be verified is that the weapon used, 9 mm caliber, is related to two events of attacks between opposing criminal groups operating in the region.
García Harfuch confirmed that the authorities have two people as witnesses, one of them the councilor Victor Hugo de la Cruzwho was injured and is out of danger.
The authorities are already conducting interviews with witnesses and, in addition to the videos of the C5 localmaterials were requested from nearby businesses to contribute to the investigation.
Landau offers help after murder of Carlos Manzo
The Undersecretary of State of the American Union and former ambassador of that country in Mexico, Christopher Landauregretted the murder of the municipal president of Uruapan and took the opportunity to offer Mexico greater cooperation in security matters.
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In his publication on social networks, he attached a photograph of Carlos Manzo carrying his son during the Day of the Dead celebration, in Uruapan, minutes before he was murdered.
“Here we see Carlos with his little son in his arms during the celebration, moments before the attack. May his soul rest in peace and may his memory inspire quick and effective actions,” he said.
In this regard, Secretary García Harfuch responded that “all cooperation is welcome, all… Of course, any type of information, not only from the United States, from any security institution, will always be welcome.”