¡HARFUCH REVELA cómo ASES1NARON a CARLOS MANZO frente a todo su pueblo!

Good morning Mexico, I am Omar García Harfuch. Last night, in the heart of Uruapan, a family event became a scene of terror. It was 9.58 p.m. when Mayor Carlos Alberto Manso Rodríguez was walking among the crowd of the Festival of Candles. Around him there was music, children and cameras. In seconds, the sound of the detonations broke the calm.

Three shots at short distance. The goal was clear, Manso fell wounded in front of his people. The chaos was immediate. Dozens of people ran looking for refuge behind the stands and the walls of the main garden. The aggressor tried to escape among the crowd, but was caught by the municipal guards. There was a fire exchange. One of the attackers was shot down and two more were arrested.

The area was secured minutes later. At 10.10 p.m., I received the first report from the Michoacán C-5. They confirmed a direct attack on the mayor of Uruapan. I ordered immediate contact with the Civil Guard and the State Prosecutor's Office. The instruction was to locate the origin of the attack and preserve all evidence. Paramedics tried to revive Manso in the place.

He was transferred to the regional hospital, but he died. The impacts were accurate, less than three meters away. A planned attack. The candles were still lit on the floor, while the square was empty. Hours earlier, the mayor had said in front of the cameras

that he did not intend to surrender to organized crime. That phrase was now his farewell. What happened in Uruapan was not an isolated event, it was a message, a warning to the local power and to those who still dare to challenge the groups that dominate the region of the Aguacate. Minutes after the attack, the central area of Uruapan was completely closed.

Municipal agents, civil guard and personnel of the army deployed an emergency fence. The assistants who were still there were evacuated. The floor was covered in broken candles, abandoned phones, and blood-stained clothes. In the midst of the chaos, a child was crying for his mother. That image was enough to understand the magnitude of the crime. The body of the beaten aggressor was immediately identified.

He was carrying a 9mm short-caliber weapon with an extended magazine. In his backpack was a phone with recent messages and a photograph of the mayor taken minutes before the attack. Everything was secured and sent to the lab. At 10.45 pm a command post was set up. I ordered that the cameras of the C5 and those of the nearby shops

were downloaded frame by frame. The route of the attackers was recorded from their arrival. Two of them had arrived on a motorcycle and one more on foot. They remained hidden among the assistants, waiting for the signal. The shooting was simultaneous and at short distance. In the early morning, the State Security Office confirmed two detainees,

both with records for carrying weapons and links to the region's criminal cells. One of them stated that they had been hired three days earlier. They did not know the mayor personally, they only followed instructions. Investigations indicate that the attack was ordered by a group that operates in the Serrana area between Uruapan and Paracho, a territory in dispute for the control of avocado and the protection quotas. Carlos Manso's murder was not improvised.

It was executed with precision, in front of the cameras, and at the most crowded event of the year, an act intended to sow fear and demonstrate power. At 11.30 p.m., the mayor's body was transferred to the facilities of the Forensic Medical Service. In the regional hospital, dozens of citizens waited for news

without understanding the magnitude of what had happened. The municipal authorities declared an immediate mourning and the festival was suspended. The city, which minutes before was lit by thousands of candles, was silent. From the command center, we began the reconstruction of the attack.

The experts confirmed three short-range gunshots, two of them in the upper torso and one in the side. The projectiles were recovered for ballistic analysis. The distance did not exceed three meters. The execution was direct and without margin of error.

The regional prosecutor reported that in the security cameras, the attackers remained in position for more than 20 minutes before the shooting. One of them pretended to speak on the phone, another recorded with a sports camera placed on his chest. That recording, still under review, could have been used as evidence for the person who ordered the attack. At 040, the information was already circulating on social media. In a matter of minutes, the video of the attack had been shared thousands of times.

The media impact was immediate. It was not just the murder of a mayor, it was an open challenge to the state. Hours before his death, Manso had posted a message asking for protection from the federal government. He claimed that his administration was being pressured by criminal groups that demanded control over public works and contracts. His warnings were not new. He had denounced direct threats weeks ago.

That night the threats were fulfilled, and the whole country saw it in real time. The recent ballistic report confirmed something more brutal than we thought. Six shots, all to burn clothes, three to impact the chest, two the abdomen,

and one the left arm. None failed. The trajectories indicated that the attacker was less than two meters away, looking at him from the front. There was no warning, no time to run. The shells found on the ground

formed a perfect line to the body. It was a cold execution, planned to not leave any survivors. In the audios captured by witnesses, the last detonation is heard, and then the collective cry of the crowd

breaking the silence. During the early morning, intelligence teams began tracking calls and messages on the phones of the detainees. In one of the devices, a conversation was found

recorded at 7.12 pm on the same day of the detainees. On one of the devices, a conversation was recorded at 7 p.m. on the same day of the attack. The message said, the objective is confirmed. Big event, too many people. Wait for the order.

The answer came an hour later, execute, that word was enough. At 2 p.m., the camera analysis confirmed the escape route that the attackers had planned. A vehicle was waiting for them on a side street with plates from another state.

Inside, gloves, caps and a change of clothes were found. The fingerprints coincided with the records of one of the detainees in 2023 for extortion. The deployment of forces continued all night. Patrols, tactical units and drones crossed the periphery in search of possible accomplices. In a house located in La Colonia, La Magdalena,

a hiding place with weapons, communication radios and encrypted phones was located. Everything was secured. At 4.30 p.m., the risk zone was under control. From the state capital, the arrival of federal elements was already coordinated.

In a press conference, local authorities confirmed the balance. One assailant was shot down, two arrested, and the municipal president murdered. The first lines of investigation

indicate that the responsible people belong to a criminal cell that operates under the structure of the CJNG. That region, which produces avocado, has been disputed by several groups that seek to control the export and illegal charges. The murder of Carlos Manso was not a fortuitous attack.

It was a calculated blow against an authority that refused to submit. The execution was a message, no one is out of the reach of crime, not even those who face it with name and face. It is the first hours after the attack and the operation is still active. The city of Uruapan continues under protection.

The streets in the center remain cordoned off while forensic experts raise evidence. Helicopters fly over the perimeter to discard new movements. There are still units in constant patrol. The governor and the security cabinet

are already in permanent session. to discard new movements. There are still units on constant patrol. The governor and the security cabinet are already in permanent session. We have strengthened the federal presence and we maintain direct communication with local authorities. The goal is, of course, to identify all those responsible

and secure the area to avoid retaliation. So far, the two detainees are under custody. One of them was injured during the exchange of fire and is being attended to under surveillance. The interrogations will be carried out as soon as the doctors allow it. The first checks indicate that the attackers received logistical support from the periphery. It is worked in parallel with the Financial Intelligence Unit to track unusual movements of money in the last 72 hours.

The attack could not be financed without a network behind it. Each transfer, each contact and each vehicle used is being analyzed. Meanwhile, in the central square, the candles that were lit continue to illuminate the crime scene. The neighbors have spontaneously gathered to place flowers and messages in front of the city hall. No one understands how a cultural event turned into a tragedy. The murder of Carlos Manso has shaken Michoacán and the country.

His case will not remain silent. Every piece of information, every name and every connection will be investigated until the person who gave the order is found. It is almost 4 in the morning and the deployment continues. The city is divided by checkpoints. No vehicle enters or leaves without inspection. The red lights of the patrols illuminate the facades of the houses.

And in every corner there are uniforms watching. The residents do not remember a night like this. From the air, the thermal drones detect movements in a forest area near the Cupaticio River. The images show silhouettes moving among the trees. In minutes, a group of reaction moves to the point. Nobody speaks, only the noise of the engines and the buzzing of the propellers.

Upon arrival, the agents find a newly extinguished bonfire, two motorcycles without plates and bloodstains. It is possible that one of the attackers has escaped wounded. Backpacks, clothes and a portable radio are checked, still on at the police frequency. Someone was listening to our movements.

I order to close the perimeter and reinforce the north access. We cannot allow the last person responsible to disappear in the mountains. Every minute counts. The silence becomes thick, only interrupted by the steps on the wet ground and the crackling of the branches. At 4.20 a noise is heard between the bushes.

Two lights point to the same point and the orders are immediate. High, hands up. A man slowly gets up, disarmed, with his clothes covered in dust and dry blood. It coincides with the description of a fourth participant who had been seen hours before in the cameras. The suspect is detained without resistance.

His breathing is agitated, he can barely speak. They take him to the unit while the sunrise begins to draw on the hills. Uruapan dawns excited. The investigation is just beginning. The sunrise arrived, but Uruapan has not woken up yet. The festival candles are still lit in front of the town hall,

now mixed with flowers and silence. The name of Carlos Manso resonates in every corner between indignation and fear. The operation continues. The three detainees remain under custody, and the investigations advance to identify

those who ordered the attack. We will not take a step back. This crime will not be unpunished. The murder of a public servant in the middle of his people is a wound that crosses the country. It is the reflection of a criminal power that tries to govern through terror.

But it is also proof that every time they face it, the state, the law and the strength of all those who do not give up react. Uruapan awoke sad, but not alone. We will continue here until we return the peace that was taken from it. And while there is someone willing to challenge violence, each aggression will receive an answer.

each aggression will receive an answer. Justice does not stop, not even on the darkest night.