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Ex-Traffic Officer and Local Page Admin Identified in La Quinta, Uruapan Shooting

Two men remain hospitalized under police guard pending an investigation into motorcycle gunmen.

Overview

  • Authorities identified one victim as Antonio C., known as “El Balam,” a 38-year-old former municipal traffic officer and administrator of the Facebook page Patrullando tu colonia.
  • He is in critical condition with seven gunshot wounds to the chest following the Sunday afternoon attack.
  • The shooting occurred minutes before 5 p.m. on Avenida Fray Juan de San Miguel near Anillo de Circunvalación in Colonia La Quinta.
  • A second man was apparently struck by a stray round, and both victims were treated by municipal paramedics and taken to a hospital under police guard.
  • Witnesses reported the assailants fled on a motorcycle, a multi-agency search did not locate them, and the Fiscalía Regional de Justicia has opened inquiries with motive and suspect identities still unknown.