This mayor crusaded against cartels in Mexico. Now his assassination haunts his city
- URUAPAN, Mexico -- Three armored cars and two military trucks packed with armed bodyguards carry Mayor Grecia Quiroz through the streets of Uruapan, the Mexican city where her partner was gunned down during Day of the Dead celebrations nearly a year ago.
- Carlos Alberto Manzo gained a reputation as a mayor crusading against cartels, a thorn in the side of criminals and political powerbrokers.
- But a year later — even as Quiroz has succeeded him and vowed to continue his fight — the targeted assassination casts a pall over a region long haunted by violence.
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- URUAPAN, Mexico -- Three armored cars and two military trucks packed with armed bodyguards carry Mayor Grecia Quiroz through the streets of Uruapan, the Mexican city where her partner was gunned down during Day of the Dead celebrations nearly a year ago.
- Carlos Alberto Manzo gained a reputation as a mayor crusading against cartels, a thorn in the side of criminals and political powerbrokers.
- But a year later — even as Quiroz has succeeded him and vowed to continue his fight — the targeted assassination casts a pall over a region long haunted by violence.
Sources: ABC News