Overview
- Guardia Nacional agents running an inspection point signaled a convoy with a log truck to stop, escorts opened fire, and the chase ended when the loaded vehicle crashed into a house in Santa Martha, Ocuilán.
- State and federal agencies reported no confirmed deaths, injuries, or arrests, and prosecutors collected shell casings and seized a log truck and a pickup as evidence.
- Witnesses and a report by La Jornada said two people were killed and that accomplices removed the bodies, a disputed claim that authorities have not corroborated.
- Following the crash and gunfire, residents blocked nearby roads with logs, and military and state police leaders met them on site and promised follow-up security and environmental actions.
- The area sits near the Lagunas de Zempoala and the Morelos border, a forest zone long targeted by illegal timber crews that has seen repeated confrontations with security forces and local residents.