Overview

• Around 9 p.m. on October 4, gunmen in multiple vehicles opened fire on a municipal guard post on the Apatzingán–Tepalcatepec road, killing officers Catalina G. and Gonzalo F. and a passing motorist, Adán N., and injuring a woman identified as Ana Bertha.
• State and federal forces secured the scene, launched an investigation, and recovered a Toyota Tundra with no theft report as evidence; interagency patrols were deployed by the Civil Guard, National Guard, and Army with no arrests reported.
• Roughly 19 hours later, another Buenavista caseta near the El Encanto area was attacked with gunfire without injuries, bringing the tally to 15 assaults on the municipality’s police this year, according to local reporting.
• Some media, citing police reports, attribute the October 4 assault to the Cártel Michoacán Nueva Generación, while prosecutors have not issued formal attribution as inquiries continue.
• Recent reports link the escalation to shifts following the late‑September arrest of a presumed plaza leader in the region, with documented use of high‑caliber rifles and, in nearby incidents, drone‑dropped explosives.