FILE PHOTO: Candles and flowers are placed at a memorial outside the government palace after the killing of Alejandro Arcos, who had just taken office as the mayor of Chilpancingo, the capital of Mexico's violence-plagued state of Guerrero, in Chilpancingo, Mexico October 10, 2024. REUTERS/Quetzalli Nicte-Ha/File Photo
CHILPANCINGO, Mexico (Reuters) - Hundreds of people dressed in white marched through the streets, many with tears in their eyes, chanting "No More Violence!" on a humid October afternoon in Chilpancingo days after the brutal murder of its mayor.
The brazen decapitation of 43-year-old Alejandro Arcos, which has yet to be solved, has sparked anger and resignation. Many doubt whether Mexico's newly inaugurated President Claudia Sheinbaum will be able to prosecute the murder or tackle the epidemic of cartel-led violence which has wracked Mexico for over a decade.
