FILE PHOTO: Floral arrangements are placed at the cemetery where Alejandro Arcos was buried, Arcos was killed after having just taken office as the mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico's state of Guerrero, in Chilpancingo, Mexico October 11, 2024. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/File Photo
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican law enforcement announced on Tuesday the arrest of a top municipal security official for the assassination of the mayor of the capital of the violence-plagued state of Guerrero.
The murder and decapitation of Chilpancingo Mayor Alejandro Arcos shocked the country, coming just days after he took office.
