“Sol Prendido” for Borderland Beat
Loud gunfire from drug traffickers has forced residents to hide under their beds.
Mobile phone service has been interrupted and classes suspended.
Residents reported loud gunfire to emergency services in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The armed confrontation took place in the municipality of Guachochi, with no details available on the victims.
According to WhatsApp messages, the shooting began around 4:20 a.m. and lasted at least 40 minutes, although other reports say it lasted about two hours.
The confrontation occurred between rival organised crime groups (Salgueiro and La Línea).
Mobile phone service was knocked out when the fighting began, leaving only internet connections in homes as a means of communication.
Parents whose children attend Technical Secondary School 9 in the Los Pinos neighborhood sent messages through their private groups.
Source: La Polaka