Outspoken mayor Carlos Manzo, 40, was fatally gunned down during celebrations in the Mexican city of Uruapan after he called for cartel members to be beaten into submission or even killed View 5 Images Carlos Manzo was killed in front of stunned revellers (Image: Facebook)

A Mexican mayor who called for "brute force" against murderous drug cartels was shot dead during “Day of the Dead” celebrations in a public execution. Carlos Manzo, 40, was gunned down in a brazen "kamikaze attack" in front of festival goers on Saturday night. ‌

He was rushed to hospital where he later died , a month after he chillingly said: “I don’t want to be just another murdered mayor. But it is important not to let fear control us.” ‌

A city council member and a bodyguard were also injured in

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