Fresnillo, Zacatecas: Armed Confrontation Between Civilians and Police

This Friday afternoon elements of the Investigative Police clashed with armed civilians in the Buenavista community of Trujillo.

In the confrontation two alleged criminals died and an officer was badly injured.

According to the security authorities, there was also one civilian arrested and another managed to evade the officers.

The events were recorded on the way to the Leobardo Reynoso community, where the agents of the state prosecutor’s office were shot at by armed people.

Elements of the National Guard (GN) State Preventive Police (PEP) and from the Secretariat of National Defense (Sedena) arrived in support.

While the shooting broke out, the inhabitants ran to their homes to get to safety.

A helicopter from the Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) also participated in the operation.

Through breaches and dirt roads, an intense operation was deployed.

Local residents reported that it is very recurrent in the area to see vehicles of armed civilians without any authority detaining them.

In the end the forensics of the General Directorate of Expert Services who took charge of what happened.

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