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This article was translated and reposted from EL OCCIDENTAL
It was the third confrontation of the week in the Northern Highlands region.
Elizabeth Ibal | El Occidental
For the third time this week there has been a confrontation between civilians and federal forces in the northern highlands region of Jalisco. On this occasion, members of the National Guard were shot at in the municipality of San Juan de los Lagos, and one of the alleged assailants was killed.
At around 1:10 a.m. on Wednesday, the agents were passing through the intersection of Luis Moreno and María Izquierdo, in the center of the municipality of San Juan de los Lagos, when they were shot at by four men.
Due to the attack, the officers repelled the aggression, leaving one of the attackers dead, who had a handgun in his hand. He was wearing blue jeans and a black jacket, as well as a cap with the letter P on it.
A red Nissan Kick pickup truck, model 2017, with Aguascalientes license plates, with a theft report, was also seized.
The other three alleged criminals managed to flee, so a search operation was carried out, but none of them were located.
The institution announced that the unit in which the attacked officers were riding had four bullet impacts: one in the awning, one in the driver’s door and two in the windshield.
After the aggression, the officers were unharmed. Subsequently, the Public Prosecutor’s Office of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office was notified to initiate investigations.
Third confrontation in the region
In the three days of this week, there have been three confrontations between Mexican Army and National Guard personnel and criminal elements in Ojuelos, Encarnacion de Diaz and San Juan de los Lagos.
Last Monday there were two: the first was against the National Guard in the community of Matancillas, in Ojuelos, where six vehicles were seized, as well as hundreds of cartridges and drug packages.
