Overview

• An off-duty Policía Estatal Preventiva agent identified as Jesús Alexander was abducted in southern Culiacán, according to state authorities.
• Officials activated a Code Red and used the officer’s geolocator to track the kidnappers’ vehicle through the city.
• The pursuit ended at a gas station on Avenida Álvaro Obregón, where soldiers engaged the suspects in a firefight.
• Authorities reported one alleged assailant killed and three detained with injuries, and they secured the vehicle involved.
• Investigators recovered weapons and tactical gear from the car, and local reports cited a list of names; officials said the officer was rescued with injuries as later reports of his death remained unconfirmed.