Relatives of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos carry his coffin during his funeral service, one week after he took office, in Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

The mayor of a town in southern Mexico was brutally murdered less than a week after he took office, as photos circulated of his severed head sitting on a pickup truck.. Alexander Arcos was killed ...

Mayor in Mexico ‘decapitated by drug gang’ just days after starting job - Photos circulated online claim to show the mayor’s head left on a truck in the street in Chilpancingo ...

The recent death of 43-year-old Alejandro Arcos Catalán has sent waves of anger through the community of Chilpancingo in the state of Guerrero, Mexico. The newly elected mayor was beheaded days ...

Gustavo Alarcon is sworn-in as mayor of Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, days after former Mayor Alejandro Arcos was killed less than a week after taking office.

10 bodies found in Acapulco, Mexico, amid cartel violence 04:06. A former prosecutor and local police official was arrested Tuesday in connection with the grisly decapitation of a mayor on Oct. 6. ...

A supporter of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos prays at the entrance of the municipal building one week after he took office in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on Monday, Oct. 7, 2024.

The body of Alejandro Arcos, the new 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.

Supporters of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos place candles and flowers at the entrance of the municipal building in Chilpancingo, Mexico, on Monday, the day after he was killed in his first week in ...

Supporters of slain Mayor Alejandro Arcos place candles and flowers at the entrance of the municipal building one week after he took office in Chilpancingo, Mexico, Monday, Oct. 7, 2024. (AP Photo ...

Mayor in Mexico ‘decapitated by drug gang’ just days after starting job. Photos circulated online claim to show the mayor’s head left on a truck in the street in Chilpancingo ...

Gustavo Alarcon is sworn-in as mayor of Chilpancingo, Guerrero state, Mexico, Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, days after former Mayor Alejandro Arcos was killed less than a week after taking office.