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Tulancingo Crime Prevention Director Shot in Morning Attack

Prosecutors have opened a case into the attack.

Overview

  • Dereck Olvera Juárez was shot around 8:34 a.m. in the Rincones de la Hacienda area by two men on an unplated motorcycle, according to Tulancingo's Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana.
  • Despite abdominal wounds, he drove his gray Accord to the Centro Cívico Social, received first aid, and was transported by firefighters to a private clinic.
  • His condition was described as serious with two gunshot injuries to the abdomen, Proceso reported late Tuesday.
  • Municipal forces launched a search for the assailants, who fled on the motorcycle, and no arrests have been reported.
  • The Hidalgo state prosecutor opened an investigation after the clinic reported the gunshot patient, and early reports differed on whether the attack occurred Monday or Tuesday.