Mexican mayor assassinated days after taking office

MEXICO CITY — 

The politician of the superior of Mexico's violence-plagued authorities of Guerrero was killed connected Sunday little than a week aft helium took office, the state's politician confirmed.

Alejandro Arcos was killed conscionable six days aft helium took bureau arsenic politician of the metropolis of Chilpancingo, a metropolis of astir 280,000 radical successful southwestern Mexico.

"His nonaccomplishment mourns the full Guerrero nine and fills america with indignation," Guerrero Governor Evelyn Salgado said successful a connection shared connected societal media.

Guerrero's authorities lawyer general's bureau said it was investigating his murder.

The authoritative confirmation came aft photos circulated connected the messaging app WhatsApp depicting a severed caput connected apical of a pick-up truck, appearing to beryllium that of Arcos. Reuters could not independently verify the photos' authenticity.

Arcos' decease comes conscionable 3 days aft the caller metropolis government's secretary, Francisco Tapia, was changeable to death.

"They were young and honorable officials who sought advancement for their community," Senator Alejandro Moreno wrote connected societal media.

Moreno, who is the caput of Mexico's PRI governmental party, called connected the national lawyer general's bureau to pb the probe into Arcos and Tapia's murders, fixed "the concern of ungovernability successful Guerrero."

Guerrero has go 1 of the deadliest states for aspiring and elected nationalist officials, arsenic good arsenic for journalists.

At slightest six candidates for nationalist bureau were killed successful the state successful the run-up to Mexico's June 2 elections.

Arcos' societal media posts amusement the politician successful caller days had been supervising catastrophe alleviation efforts pursuing the interaction of Hurricane John past month, which caused terrible flooding successful the formation edifice of Acapulco and surrounding towns.