Mexico shooting kills mayor during public event

Mexico City: Gunmen shot dead the mayor of a Mexican city during a public event on Saturday, authorities said, in an area plagued by violence and orga...

Mexico City: Gunmen shot dead the mayor of a Mexican city during a public event on Saturday, authorities said, in an area plagued by violence and organized crime.

Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in the western state of Michoacan, was killed in an attack in the city center, the national public security agency said in a statement.

"Two people involved in the incident were arrested, and one of the assailants had lost his life," it added.

Michoacan state has for years suffered violence from powerful drug cartels operating in the agricultural region seeking to extort farmers.

Manzo was shot during an event marking the Day of the Dead.