Mexican authorities arrested a man Tuesday who is accused of being involved in planning and ordering the fatal shooting of the mayor of a Mexican state during a public event earlier this month.

The suspect, identified as Jorge Armando N., was arrested Tuesday afternoon, Mexico's Public Security Secretary Omar García Harfuch said at a news conference.

The man allegedly directed members of a criminal cell through an encrypted messaging app, issuing orders to surveil Carlos Manzo, the mayor of Uruapan in the western state of Michoacan, track his movements and carry out the attack, Garcia Harfuch said.

Authorities said that two individuals who were part of this cell, identified as Fernando Josué N. and Ramiro N., were later found dead on a highway on Nov. 10, allegedly to prevent the de

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