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Separate Shootings in Michoacán Leave Two Dead and One Critically Injured

Authorities say both inquiries remain active under the state prosecutor's office.

Overview

  • An automovilist was shot dead in Uruapan’s Emiliano Zapata neighborhood inside a white Toyota RAV4, and the attackers escaped despite a large police deployment.
  • Police and National Guard units secured the Uruapan scene as Regional Prosecutor specialists began investigative steps, and the body was transferred to the forensic service for autopsy.
  • The Uruapan victim was identified unofficially as Jorge N., 31, according to initial reports that have not been confirmed by investigators.
  • In Jacona’s colonia Ejidal, Agustín H. A., 49, was found at home with a gunshot wound to the head, a firearm was recovered at the scene, and early versions point to a possible suicide as he remains hospitalized in Zamora.
  • In a separate Jacona case in colonia Trasierra, Luis Fernando R., 32, was shot and later died at the IMSS hospital, with the motive unknown as the FGE opened an investigation to find those responsible.