Overview
- Authorities said a municipal police officer died at the scene and two civilians later died at a hospital after the Cotija gunfire.
- The shooting was reported around 9:40 p.m. near Cotija’s main plaza by the Jalisco border, and an unexploded grenade was located at the site.
- Governor Alfredo Ramírez Bedolla described the episode as a clash between civilians with no injuries, a claim later contradicted by the state security ministry.
- In a separate incident in Apatzingán, municipal police came under attack, sustained minor injuries, and a presumed aggressor was killed with weapons and a vehicle seized.
- State and federal forces increased deployments in Cotija and nearby municipalities to reinforce patrols following the incidents.