Three police officers murdered in an armed attack on a highway in western Mexico

2024-03-18 19:50:03

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A regional police commissioner and her two bodyguards were killed in an armed attack on a highway in the violent state of Michoacán, in eastern Mexico, state authorities reported Monday.

The three police officers were murdered on Sunday night on the highway that connects the towns of Pátzcuaro and Uruapan, said the Michoacán Attorney General’s Office, which has already begun an investigation into the events.

One of the murdered agents was identified as Cristal García Hurtado, 34, who was the regional commissioner of the Public Secretariat in the town of Pátzcuaro.

According to local media, a group shot the three women, beheaded the police officer and set fire to the van in which they were traveling.

Michoacán has been hit by the fight between the Jalisco Nueva Generación cartel and the local gang Los Viagras for control of the territory. Thousands of residents have been displaced by criminal groups using sophisticated weaponry, homemade explosives and modified drones.

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