Summary
- A new mayor was sworn in in a city in southern Mexico after his predecessor was killed and beheaded shortly after taking office.
- The violence-wracked city of Chilpancingo has been gripped by violence for years as rival drug gangs fight for control.
- Arcos, the deceased mayor, had expressed a need for more protection before his death, but no formal request had been made.
- Other mayors in Mexico have requested protection following these incidents.