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Veracruz Bar Shootout Leaves 4 Dead, 32 Arrested Including 11 Municipal Police

Prosecutors link the operation to an anonymous tip at La Victoria in Potrero Nuevo.

Overview

  • State authorities identify José Eduardo “N”, known as “El Lalo” or “El Mata Novias”, among those killed during the exchange of gunfire.
  • Three Policía Ministerial agents were wounded and taken under guard to nearby hospitals.
  • A total of 32 people were detained, including 21 at the bar and 11 Atoyac municipal officers for alleged criminal involvement.
  • The municipal police commander, Levy Argujillo Morales, was not located after the operation and is reported fugitive.
  • Security forces seized long guns, patrol vehicles and cellphones as Veracruz imposed Mando Único Policial and moved detainees for vetting and judicial presentation.