Google TranslateA former Torreon, Coahuila police officer was shot to death by Coahuila state police agents in an encounter that turned out to be a hostage rescue Tuesday night, say Mexican news accounts.
ViÂctor Israel SoliÂs Vazquez, 28, was shot by a Coahuila state police patrol elements after the patrol encountered a stolen Mazda sedan. The agents apparently attempted to stop the vehicle which was traveling near the intersection of calles Gustavo A. Madero and Primera in the Primero de Mayo colony at about 0145 hrs early Tuesday morning.
Armed suspects aboard the vehicle fired on the patrol elements using .223 caliber and 9mm weapons, but return fire killed Soliz Vazquez and disabled the car. Three other suspects fled the scene.
Police found inside the car trunk an unidentified businessman in his 40s who had been kidnapped ten days before from his residence in Campestre La Rosita colony.