Possibly at least one person in two armed incidents between civilian groups dead with stray bullets and many wounded It’s in the northern Mexican border city of Matamoros, Tamaulipas, state officials reported Friday. “The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Public Security informs the people of Matamoros that in the past hour there have been two shooting incidents among unidentified civilians due to casualties and injuries. The agency confirms the accuracy of the casualties,” the agency said in a brief statement.
According to local media, at least one woman would have died from a stray bullet during these clashes. Given these facts, authorities recommended that the general population stay at home so as not to expose their integrity. They also said elements of the Department of National Defense, Navy, National Guard, State Guard, and federal and state prosecutors “have increased their presence by touring the entire urban area and surrounding areas to protect citizens.”
The city of Matamoros is considered the cradle of the Gulf Cartel.was founded in the eighties, and since then Texas has held control of the city that neighbors Brownsville. A few years ago, the Prosecutor’s Office discovered a piece of land on the outskirts of Matamoros and very close to the US border, known as ‘Ejido la Bartolina’, where criminals burned their victims. located in that area 500 kilos of bonesShe calls these places “destruction zones”, Karla Quintana, chair of the National Commission for the Search for Missing Persons, reports.
These events occur only a few days after a complaint is filed. 6.43% YoY increase in homicides in January MexicanIt recorded 30,968 murders last year, after two of the most violent years in its history.