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| 5 bad guys die in Saltillo, Coahuila |
| 2011-03-05 |
| For a map, click here. A series of shootouts Friday between Coahuila state police agents and armed suspects in Saltillo, the state capital of Coahuila, has left five armed suspects, one state police agent and one civilian female dead according to Mexican press accounts. The first gunfight took place at about 0940 hrs near the intersection of bulevars Venustiano and Jesus Valdes Sanchez when armed suspects aboard three pickup trucks fired on state police agents. Security forces reaction to the initial encounter led to a shootout near the corner of Periferico Luis Echeverria and Bulevar Vito Alessio Roble where two suspects were killed and two police agents were wounded. A truck was seized in the area as well as a second vehicle in the Republica colony. At about 1015 hrs near the intersection of calles Plan de Guadalupe and DÃÂas Ordaz in nearby town of Ramos Arizpe, armed suspects intercepted a convoy of Coahuila state PolicÃÂa Investigadora del Estado (PIE) agents, killing one unidentified agent from the Coahuila state attorney general's (PGJE) office. At about 1115 hrs near the intersection of bulevars Valdez Sanchez and Luis Echeverria another gunfight erupted between armed suspects and state police agents after the suspects shot an unidentified woman to death. The ensuing gunfight claimed the lives of three suspects and wounded three police agents. Throughout the day, Mexican Army units and Policia Federal agents blocked routes out of the city, including the intersection of Calle Venustiano Carranza and Bulevar Pedro, and at the Nazario Ortiz Garza bridge where it intersects with Calle Luis EcheverrÃÂa. Reports say social media sites kept the public informed about the location of the firefights. Schools in the area also remained open to allow parents to retrieve their children during the crisis. |
| Posted by:badanov |
