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Uruapan Police Wounded in Shootout After Home Execution as Zamora's September Killings Hit 20

Open investigations have yet to produce arrests.

Overview

  • Late Tuesday in Uruapan, armed men killed a resident inside a home in colonia 28 de Octubre and later opened fire on municipal officers in La Magdalena, wounding two.
  • The attackers escaped toward the city’s north and authorities mounted a multi-agency search, with no detentions reported.
  • In Zamora, an unidentified man was shot dead in colonia San Ramón, pushing the city’s September homicide count to at least 20, second to Uruapan’s 21.
  • Earlier Tuesday in Zamora, 23-year-old Berenice S. T. was fatally shot at the entrance of a grocery store while with her child, who was unharmed.
  • In Jacona, 63-year-old Francisco C. B. died after being refused at two hospitals and finally admitted to a private facility, highlighting strain on trauma reception.