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.
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The town was holding a candle festival, and someone filmed Manzo holding his young son shortly before the murder took place. “We are having a very pleasant day in the company of thousands of families from Uruapan, Michoacán, Mexico and other countries, also many fellow countrymen who are visiting us from the United States,” he said. “Blessings to
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