The decapitated head of a mayor in Mexico was found atop his car just six days into his tenure, marking the second official to be murdered in Guerrero’s capital in less than a week.
The body of Alejandro Arcos, the 43-year-old mayor of the city of Chilpancingo, was found inside his pickup truck Sunday night while his head was propped on top of the vehicle.
Mayor of Chilpancingo Alejandro Arcos taking a selfie in a forest. via REUTERS
His death was confirmed by the state prosecutors’ office. The state attorney general’s office said it was investigating.
“His loss mourns the entire Guerrero society and fills us with indignation,” Guerrero Gov. Evelyn Salgado said in a statement shared on social media.
The day of his murder, Arcos had visited Chilpancingo neighborhoods damaged during Hurricane John.
Supporters of Arcos’ mourning at his funeral on Monday. AP Mexican security forces respond at the scene where Alejandro Arcos, mayor of Chilpancingo, was killed, in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, Mexico October 6, 2024. REUTERS Mourners gather at a service for Arcos on Monday. REUTERS
The city of roughly 280,000 people is still reeling from the murder of a new government secretary Francisco Tapia,