In Nuevo Laredo, a border town in the Mexican state of Tamaulipas, five young people were killed on February 26 in a confrontation that involved members of the Mexican Army. The victims were unarmed and did not pose an apparent threat to the soldiers, a point corroborated by interviews with officials. A high-ranking official from the Interior Ministry, Alejandro Encinas, who serves as Undersecretary for Human Rights, Population and Immigration, described the incident as an execution rather than a clash. He told El Universal that the facts point to extrajudicial acts carried out by uniformed personnel and that the investigation must determine the precise sequence of events and accountability, once the National Human Rights Commission completes its inquiry.
Encinas emphasized that the investigation would assess not only the actions of the individual soldiers but also the broader chain of command. He noted that while the armed forces have a right to defend themselves, any breach of the law would require responsibility to be established and addressed. The scope of the inquiry, he added, should extend to the responsibility structure that allowed or supervised the operation, ensuring that leaders at higher levels face consequences if wrongdoing is found.
On the day in question, soldiers reportedly fired on a minibus carrying seven civilians after hearing gunfire nearby. The vehicle then crashed, resulting in the deaths of five people and leaving at least one person seriously injured. Military sources described hearing bursts of gunshots and tracking a vehicle that accelerated upon noticing the presence of troops. According to official statements, the minibus appeared to be moving without license plates and at high speed, prompting the pursuit which ended in the incident.
In a formal account, an Army spokesperson described the pursued vehicle as a seven-person minibus traveling with lights off, accelerating rapidly after the soldiers were spotted. The vehicle subsequently collided with a parked car during the pursuit. The conflicting narratives have spurred questions about what actually occurred and whether the military engaged in unlawful use of force.
Following the encounter, Sedena reported that soldiers approached the passengers and opened fire, resulting in five fatalities and one person sustaining serious injuries, with another passenger surviving unharmed. Local media outlets confirmed the sequence of events as presented by different sources, highlighting the tension between official military statements and witness accounts from residents of Nuevo Laredo.
Meanwhile, the Office of the Attorney General of the Mexican Republic initiated a formal investigation aimed at clarifying the events and assessing the credibility of the military version. The inquiry seeks to verify whether the reported actions, including the use of firearms and the subsequent crash, align with legal standards and procedural requirements. Investigators are examining all elements, including the chain of events that led to the confrontation and the actions of the vehicle’s occupants.
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