Translated by Valor for Borderland Beat
Eight people were found dead after two groups of organized crime clashed with each other.
The shootout took place on Tuesday in the municipality of Múgica with the dead bodies of six people identified as Miguel C., Crisóforo M., Narciso P., Carlos I., Saúl I. and Moisés G., who were inhabitants of Múgica and La Piedad.
Later, on Wednesday, February 22, 2017, two other shot up bodies were found while another man was arrested in a hospital in Apatzingán where he was being treated for a gunshot wound in his leg. The man identified as Uriel G., also had other bruises. It is thought that he also participated in the shooting.
In the last 24 hours, eight trucks, eight heavy caliber rifles, cell phones, and tactical vests have been secured with the abbreviations of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.
Source: Noventa Grados