This mayor crusaded against cartels in Mexico. Now his assassination haunts his city

URUAPAN, Mexico -- Three armored cars and two military trucks packed with armed bodyguards carry Mayor Grecia Quiroz through the streets of Uruapan, the Mexican city where her partner was gunned down during Day of the Dead celebrations nearly a year ago.Carlos Alberto Manzo gained a reputation as a mayor crusading against cartels, a thorn in the side of criminals and political powerbrokers. But a year later — even as Quiroz has succeeded him and vowed to continue his fight — the targeted assassination casts a pall over a region long haunted by violence.“No one can fill his void,” said Quiroz, who is escorted around the clock by 60 federally appointed bodyguards. “I’m extremely worried that if tomorrow, something happens to me, what will (my children) do without a father and a mother?”Manzo was among at least 13 mayors killed across Mexico in the two years since Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took office, according to an Associated Press tally based on official reports. That compares with 23 sitting mayors killed during the previous administration's six years in office, according to civil society groups.The killings present a challenge for Sheinbaum as the Trump administration ...