Guadalajara: Four police officers and nine suspected gang members were killed in an encounter in the district Mexicowestern state of from Jaliscoofficials said on Thursday.
The clash took place in a house on Wednesday night el salto on the outskirts of the city Guadalajara And, according to witnesses, lasted more than an hour.
Public prosecutors said the bodies of nine people, including a woman, were found inside the building after the shooting.
Two people being held captive inside the building were rescued after a tip-off that gunmen were seen leading people into the house, prosecutors said. Luis Mendez Ruizo told reporters.
Many people were arrested and arms and ammunition were confiscated.
Ten police officers have been murdered this year in Jalisco, one of Mexico’s most violent states due to the presence of criminal gangs, according to official figures.
The western region, one of the most prosperous regions of the country, is the cradle of the mighty Jalisco New Generation CartelWhich officials blame for many deaths and disappearances.
Its leader, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, is one of the world’s most wanted drug lords, with US Drug Enforcement Administration $10 million was offered for his arrest.
More than 340,000 people have been killed in a spiral of bloodshed in Mexico since the government deployed the military to fight drug cartels in 2006.
The clash took place in a house on Wednesday night el salto on the outskirts of the city Guadalajara And, according to witnesses, lasted more than an hour.
Public prosecutors said the bodies of nine people, including a woman, were found inside the building after the shooting.
Two people being held captive inside the building were rescued after a tip-off that gunmen were seen leading people into the house, prosecutors said. Luis Mendez Ruizo told reporters.
Many people were arrested and arms and ammunition were confiscated.
Ten police officers have been murdered this year in Jalisco, one of Mexico’s most violent states due to the presence of criminal gangs, according to official figures.
The western region, one of the most prosperous regions of the country, is the cradle of the mighty Jalisco New Generation CartelWhich officials blame for many deaths and disappearances.
Its leader, Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera, is one of the world’s most wanted drug lords, with US Drug Enforcement Administration $10 million was offered for his arrest.
More than 340,000 people have been killed in a spiral of bloodshed in Mexico since the government deployed the military to fight drug cartels in 2006.