On November 1, 2025, Mexican mayor Carlos Manzo was shot dead during Day of the Dead celebrations in Michoacán. According to reports by NPR, the incident took place in front of dozens of people who had assembled there for the festivities. Manzo was known for being outspoken about tough laws to deal with drug cartels.

Carlos Manzo, 40, an outspoken critic of organized crime, was fatally shot on Nov. 1 while attending a candlelight Day of Dead festival.

Mexican bishops' conference condemned the murder of Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan, who was shot dead during a Day of the Dead ceremony on Nov. 1.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum ruled out a new "war on drugs" as a response to the assassination of a regional mayor who was shot at a Day of the Dead celebration, a brazen killing that has sparked national outrage.

Manzo was assassinated during an event marking the Day of the Dead, some videos of which have surfaced online.