"The Michoacan State Attorney's Office announced Thursday that it had identified the body of the alleged killer of Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodriguez, the mayor of the Mexican city of Uruapan. According to State Attorney General Carlos Torres Pina, Victor Manuel Ubaldo Vidales, a 17-year-old from the neighboring municipality of Paracho, was linked to organized crime. His body was identified and claimed by relatives on Wednesday afternoon. The attacker's family said he had been missing from home for about a week before the events."
"Torres Pina reported that Victor Manuel N. tested positive for sodium rhodizonate, a chemical compound used in forensic testing to detect the presence of lead and barium residues, confirming that he was the person who fired at least six shots at the mayor. The same tests, according to the state attorney general, also revealed that the teenager was addicted to methamphetamine, information later confirmed by his relatives."
"In the midst of Day of the Dead celebrations on Saturday, with the town square packed, Manzo was shot. Ubaldo Vidales was killed immediately after shooting the mayor, and two accomplices were arrested on the spot, authorities said. The mayor was taken to Fray Juan de San Miguel Hospital, where he later died, according to the official confirmation included in the investigation."
State prosecutors identified the alleged killer of Uruapan mayor Carlos Alberto Manzo Rodríguez as 17-year-old Victor Manuel Ubaldo Vidales and his relatives claimed the body. The attacker had been missing from home for about a week prior to the event. Forensic testing using sodium rhodizonate detected lead and barium residues that confirmed he fired at least six shots at the mayor. Tests also indicated methamphetamine addiction, which relatives corroborated. The shooting occurred during Day of the Dead celebrations in a packed town square. Vidales was killed immediately, two accomplices were arrested, and the mayor later died at the hospital. Authorities linked the homicide to organized crime and reported a connection to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
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