“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
The events took place at 21:00 hours yesterday at Alcalá Street and Parque de Alcalá, in the Balcones de Alcalá neighborhood.
A gun battle between members of the State Guard and armed individuals left four people dead and two officers wounded.
FACTS
The events took place at 9:00 p.m. yesterday at Alcalá Street and Parque de Alcalá, in the Balcones de Alcalá neighborhood.
The state agents were conducting a security and surveillance patrol in this neighborhood and came across three units, whose occupants opened fire on them.
Upon repelling the aggression, the officers shot down four subjects traveling in a white Chevrolet Tahoe vehicle, which ended up hitting a house, while the other two vehicles, including a black Gran Marquis, fled.
In the exchange of gunfire, two officers were injured and immediately transported to a hospital.
One of the officers was seriously wounded after being shot in the head and was reported dead, but as of press time this had not been confirmed.
It should be noted that at the same time risky situations were reported in several neighborhoods of the city, such as La Beaty, Petrolera, Ampliación Rodríguez, La Cañada, Aztlán, Las Cumbres, among others.
The gunmen who were killed were traveling in this truck.
