intense conflict The incident, which occurred on Thursday afternoon in the eastern Mexican state of Veracruz, one dead cop, one injured, three detainees and panic scenes among the population.
According to state police sources, a fierce gunfight took place between agents of the Ministry Police and State Police against an armed group in the Paso del Toro community in the municipality of Medellín de Bravo, located in the central coastal region of Veracruz. Earlier, ministry officials affiliated to the State Attorney General’s Office had carried out an operation on a house. save a person They were deprived of their freedom, but were shot by a criminal group.
The intense gunfight, which took place on the side of the state highway, lasted for several minutes, creating anxiety and fear among residents who videotaped the gunfight and posted it on social networks. As a result, the Attorney General’s Office confirmed that one Ministry Police agent died in the line of duty and another was transferred to a hospital in the area where he was reported injured and out of danger. In addition, together with the agents of the State Public Security Secretariat, 2 men and 1 woman allegedly assailants, 3 people were arrested.
Since December 2022, Veracruz has faced increasing violence, with high-impact criminal acts such as the armed attack on the family of Fernando Pérez Vega ‘El Pino’, the Fuerza por México party’s former candidate for mayor of Coxquihui. ‘ where six people died. According to official figures, a total of 854 deliberate murders were committed in Veracruz in 2022. Of this total number of murders, 513 were committed with a firearm and 105 with a knife.
The National Public Safety System Enforcement Secretariat noted in its Common Judicial Crime Incident report (full figures to December 2022), that Veracruz ranks seventh at the country level with a total of 86,155 crimes of all types. But last December alone, Veracruz recorded a total of 6,720 crimes; The top spots were the State of Mexico (30,808), Mexico City (17,956) and Guanajuato (11,596).