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Four Detained After Police and Civilians Brawl at Indios Verdes Transit Hub

Prosecutors are reviewing evidence to decide charges following the circulation of videos of the confrontation.

Overview

  • City security officials say the incident began when officers stopped a man trying to enter the Metro without paying and he assaulted an officer.
  • The man and three companions were located in the CETRAM Indios Verdes, where police report they resisted detention and threw punches.
  • Two Policía Bancaria e Industrial officers were injured, with one sustaining a cut and another a fractured nose, and both were taken to a hospital.
  • Four men were detained, informed of their rights, and turned over to the Ministerio Público for investigation and a decision on their legal status.
  • Videos of the fight spread on social media, and one outlet’s review of the footage described about ten officers subduing two people as bystanders looked on and some intervened.