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.