Overview

• The Defense Ministry says soldiers fired after perceiving a white pickup tried to ram a convoy vehicle on the Tampico–Mante highway near Estación Manuel on Oct. 6.
• Six people were killed, including one who died en route to a hospital, and two others were wounded, according to official statements.
• Sedena relieved the implicated personnel and presented them to the federal Attorney General’s Office in Tampico as the FGR and Military Justice Prosecutor opened cases.
• President Claudia Sheinbaum called the incident very regrettable, pledged a full review and support for families, and emphasized legal limits on the use of force.
• Local reporting identifies the victims as agricultural workers and notes no official claim that they were armed, renewing scrutiny of the military’s role following prior incidents such as the 2024 Chiapas shooting.