Overview

• On the night of July 20 in Colonia Iturbe, Tula de Allende, armed civilians ambushed PGJEH investigators, killing one agent and wounding two others.
• Investigators were conducting a probe into an illegal deprivation of liberty when they came under fire.
• The Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado de Hidalgo has opened an official investigation into the ambush to assign responsibility and bolster agent protection.
• State, municipal, National Guard and army units have initiated a permanent joint operation in the Tula-Tepeji region to track down the assailants.
• This incident marks the latest in a wave of targeted assaults on Hidalgo investigators following the July 5 kidnapping and torture in Pachuca and the July 11 shooting in Tizayuca.