VILLAHERMOSA.- A wave of violence broke out in Tabasco during this Thursday afternoon.
Local media report violent events in various parts of the state, ranging from the burning of vehicles to armed attacks.
Among the most affected municipalities is the capital city, Villahermosa.
Wave of violence in Tabasco today
Several violent events were reported in Villahermosa and nearby municipalities since 1:00 p.m. this Thursday.
At the moment, the burning of grocery stores and merchandise delivery vehicles in the capital city has been recorded, as well as a blockade of roads with burned cars.
Shootings were reported at several points.
Citizens denounced through social networks that they shot a motorist in the Parrilla road, when coming down from La Lima bridge. The authorities have not confirmed this fact.
#BlackThursday in #Villahermosa
Criminals set vehicles and businesses on fire #SuperSanchez of –#GaviotasSurthey also punctured tires and shot a motorist at Km12 of the Parrilla highway going down the La Lima bridge. pic.twitter.com/WcNJiwJ1Ed— Luisma (@LumaLpez1) October 10, 2024
The presence of armed men in the area was also reported online.
State Civil Protection confirmed that a convenience store was burned in the Gaviotas Sur colony from Villahermosa. The fire department responded to the incident.
Wave of violence in Tabasco today
Internet users and local media shared videos of the events currently occurring in Tabasco during the wave of violence today:
Take your precautions: He exchanges gunfire at kilometer 8 and 15 of the Villahermosa-Teapa road near Mercedes and Parrilla, after two assaults in two stores, located in two gas stations. pic.twitter.com/IpQnYaRsA8
— Antonio Caraveo Maldonado (@AntonioCaraveo4) October 10, 2024
🚨#ALERT | New wave of #violence in the city of #Villahermosa, #Tabascowith burning of grocery stores and attacks on convenience stores, in addition to blocking roads with burning vehicles, shootings and assaults. pic.twitter.com/TxWd78Uk7B
— Sureste Digital (@_sdnoticias) October 10, 2024
🔴 An Oxxo was set on fire in Periférico, in the Carrizal Fractionation, Villahermosa, during a violent day. Take precautions if you are in the area! ⚠️ #Villahermosa #Fires #Tabasco pic.twitter.com/E8OQKVQKO3
— Punto 4T (@Punto4T) October 10, 2024
🚨 New violent day in #Villahermosa, #Tabasco
Attacks on businesses, burning of vehicles, shootings and blockades are reportedpic.twitter.com/rm038nkb0f
— Manuel Lopez San Martin (@MLopezSanMartin) October 10, 2024
#EnterateMx For the fourth day of the month, the first month of the new government, groups of armed men attack the civilian population again in #Tabasco. in the capital #Villahermosa they set fire to a grocery store in #LasGaviotas; They shoot at a convenience store and a motorist in the… pic.twitter.com/iJGOi7eXFT
— Find out Mexico (@EnterateMexico_) October 10, 2024
#Tabasco|| This afternoon there is a violent day in #Villahermosawhere they report attacks on businesses, burning of vehicles, shootings and blockades, as well as the placement of flat tires. pic.twitter.com/jqD2G3ir6l
— Victor Cabrera (@victorcabreramx) October 10, 2024
Oye @Claudiashein In Tabasco, your boss’s land, attacks by organized crime are unleashed. They can kill us, right? Better to protect the cartels than the citizens. pic.twitter.com/FgKhGw0GMJ
— Rábanos Manrique (@LlergoG) October 10, 2024
🔴#BREAKING I A day of violence is recorded in Tabasco
Various businesses have been burned in different parts of the state.
📹@AhoraTabasco / @SOSTabasco_ / @DiarioPresente pic.twitter.com/3UvNKgERTa
— Noise on the Network (@RuidoEnLaRed) October 10, 2024
Armed attack against Tabasco police officers
Fernando Vazquezspokesperson for the Government of Tabasco, reported that agents of the State Police They were victims of an attack with gambling weapons during a security operation near Villahermosa.
Two elements suffered minor injuries.
The population is informed that a State Police unit was attacked with bullet wounds while guarding a secured property in the vicinity of Villa Parrilla, Center; Two elements suffered minor injuries. An immediate operation was mounted in the area and…
— Fernando Vázquez (@fer_vazquezr) October 10, 2024
“State Police were attacked with bullet wounds while guarding a secured property in the vicinity of Villa Parrilla, Centro,” the spokesperson indicated.
As a result of the armed attack, “an immediate operation was mounted and authority actions continue to provide peace and security to the population.”
Some of the confirmed attacks in Villahermosa and surrounding areas are:
- A fire caused in the parking lot of a haberdashery in the Adolfo Ruiz Cortines Avenue.
- Burning of a cargo vehicle on the highway that connects Villahermosa with Talkingat the height of the La Huasteca ranch.
- The burning of a truck from a parcel delivery company at kilometer 19 of the same highway.
- Unidentified subjects set fire to a gas station in the Tamulté colony of the Barracks. Workers managed to control the fire before it spread.
- A civilian van set on fire outside a Oxxo.
The state government spokesperson indicated that an operation of state and federal forces is being deployed.
State and federal forces carry out coordinated operations by land and air, with the helicopter of the @SSPCTabascoto preserve order in the face of acts of violence recorded in Villahermosa, which respond to recent acts of authority carried out. It is requested to the…
— Fernando Vázquez (@fer_vazquezr) October 10, 2024
A helicopter of the Secretary of Security and Civil Protection (SSPC) from Tabasco flies over the area.
Violence was controlled by Armed Forces
He Tabasco government indicated on an information card that today’s violent events were controlled by the Armed forces.
The Coordination Table for the Construction of Peace and Security jointly implemented the elements of the Secretariat of Security and Citizen Protectionhe Mexican Army and the National guard.
According to the statement, the military elements were deployed by land as well as helicopters from the SSPC y Sedena.
Likewise, the State Civil Protection Institute has been attending to the arson fires that were reported.
Javier May Rodriguezgovernor of Tabasco, reported that so far no fatalities have been recorded.
“We are doing well, there have been no human losses, only material losses,” he said at a press conference.
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