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One dead municipal police agent and one dead armed suspect is the balance of a shootout between Mexican security forces and criminal gangs in Gomez Palacio, Durango Monday afternoon, according to Mexican press accounts.
The initial shooting took place Monday afternoon near the corner of calles Mexico and San Martin in the 5 de Mayo district at 1330 hrs when armed suspects riding aboard several late model pickup trucks fired on three police officers on patrol. All three offices were taken to receive medical attention, but one later died.
The ensuing alert converged several local state and federal security forces including the Mexican Army to the area searching for the convoy.
A second firefight erupted as the suspects attempted to flee the city wounding three Gomez Palacio police officers and two armed suspects. One suspect was also shot and died instantly in the encounter. Two suspects managed to flee the scene.
In adjacent Torreon, Coahuila, a Mexican Army patrol seized two vehicles and found a bullet proof vest and a weapon with several loaded magazines.