Overview
- Authorities said a pickup packed with explosives detonated outside the Coahuayana community police headquarters around midday Saturday.
- The death toll rose to five after three of the eight wounded community police officers died at hospitals, and five others remained hospitalized.
- The driver of the truck was among those killed, and the state prosecutor reported two bodies found at the scene as the investigation began.
- Héctor Zepeda, the community police commander, described a blast so powerful that human remains were scattered, and images showed a burned-out vehicle.
- Federal forces were recently reinforced in Michoacán after high-profile killings, as officials report thousands of explosive devices seized this year compared with 160 in 2022.