Authorities in Mexico arrest the widow of a mayor who was shot and killed last week, alongside the municipal police chief, in connection with an alleged extortion case. CBS News identifies the murdered mayor as Valentin Lavin and says he was killed after a town hall event. It also reports that Lavin was allied with President Claudia Sheinbaum’s leftist party. According to the Daily Mail, Lavin’s wife, Marisol, is arrested on Monday for suspected extortion. The outlet also says the chief of the municipal police, Geovany Emmanuel, is arrested at the same time. Both arrests occur shortly after the mayor’s death, with the Daily Mail describing the suspected extortion as occurring the week after Lavin died. The reports do not provide details on the alleged victims, the evidence presented, or the specific accusations beyond extortion suspicion. The cases are described as ongoing or pending, with the arrests marking the next step in the investigation following the mayor’s assassination.