The mayor of a Mexican city, Alejandro Arcos has been murdered six days after taking office.
According to BBC report, Arcos was found dead on Sunday in Chilpancingo, a city of around 280,000 people in the southwestern state of Guerrero.
Evelyn Salgado, the state governor, said the city was in mourning over a murder that “fills us with indignation”. His death came three days after the city government’s new secretary, Francisco Tapia, was shot dead.
The authorities are yet to release details of the investigation, or suspects. However, Guerrero is one of the worst-affected states for drug violence and drug cartels have murdered dozens of politicians across the country.
Authorities confirmed Arcos’s murder after unverified social media images showed what appeared to be his remains.
Arcos’s social media posts show that he had spent his days in office supervising disaster relief efforts following Hurricane John last month, which caused severe flooding.
