Just six days after taking office as mayor of Chilpancingo, a Mexican city belonging to the state of Guerrero, Alejandro Arcos Catalán was found decapitated last Sunday, October 6. His body was found in the passenger seat and his head on top of a vehicle.
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This was the desperate message that Mayor Alejandro Arcos Catalán gave, days before being beheaded
The crime shocked the citizens of the state. Furthermore, some reports reveal the growing scenario of violence that plagues the population and its leaders. Even before his murderArcos gave his first speech and made a strong call to all sectors of society to work together to build peace.
In this intervention, which was recorded on video, the president, who was 43 years old, expressed his desire to join in the fight against violence and insecurity: “Security requires the commitment of everyone, I call on all three levels of government, businessmen, civil society and families of Chilpancingo”.
“I ask you, with my heart in my hand: help me fight and build peace, the peace that we all need”he stressed.
The images of this message, which show the mayor moved with his hand on his chest, were widely circulated on social networks after his tragic end.
It should be remembered that the horror was unleashed when, last Sunday, his head was found on the roof of a van parked in the Villas del Roble neighborhood, while the mayor’s body lay inside the vehicle.
This brutal act occurred just three days after its general secretary, Francisco Tapia, was murdered in the heart of Chilpancingo.
Among the facts that were known, two days before the murder occurred, Arcos assured Pascal Beltrán del Río in a radio interview that he had not received threats. “No, so far I have not received any calls, messages or any attempts at pressure,” he said at the time.
The news of the murder was confirmed by Alejandro Moreno, president of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), who through his social networks demanded the intervention of the Attorney General’s Office of the Republic to bring the case and investigate the murders of Arcos and his secretary. general.
“We strongly condemn the murder of Alejandro Arcos, municipal president of Chilpancingo, Guerrero. We demand justice for this cowardly crime. Enough of violence and impunity! The people of Guerrero do not deserve to live in fear,” the statement reads.
We strongly condemn the murder of Alejandro Arcos, municipal president of Chilpancingo, Guerrero.
We demand justice for this cowardly crime. Enough of violence and impunity! The people of Guerrero do not deserve to live in fear.
Our solidarity and most heartfelt…
— PRI (@PRI_Nacional) October 7, 2024
Adding to the voices raised after the murder of Mayor Alejandro Arcos Catalán was that of Evelyn Salgado, governor of the state of Guerrero, whose capital is Chilpancingo. In his message, he strongly condemned the crime and expressed his dismay. “His loss mourns the entire Guerrero society and fills us with indignation,” he wrote in X.
Who was Alejandro Arcos Catalán?
Alejandro Arcos Catalán had assumed the position of mayor on September 30 with the firm intention of restoring peace in Chilpancingo. However, his short administration was violently cut short, due to events that are the subject of investigation by the Mexican authorities.
Born on February 12, 1981 in Chilpancingo, Guerrero, he was a politician who dedicated much of his career to improving the quality of life of his community, focusing on social development projects, as highlighted on the official website of the Government of Chilpancingo.
In addition, he was raised in a family with strong ties in the Guerrero mountains, he was the son of María del Socorro Catalán Gálvez and Leonel Arcos Luna. Throughout his personal life, he shared his path with Sandra Elena Solís Peralta, his wife.
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