A total of five unidentified individuals have been killed and another nine have been wounded in fighting in Reynosa, Tamaulipas Saturday, according to English and Spanish language news reports.
According to a news report which appeared on the website of ValleyCentral.com. the gun battles began near the intersection of Anzalduas Canal and Calle Bravo just before dawn between a Mexican military units and armed suspects.
A separate news report which appeared on the website of El Sol de Zacatecas news daily said that Tamaulipas' Procuraduria General de Justicia del Estatdo (PGJE), or attorney general had little information about the shootout other than at least one of the dead was a Mexican soldier.
Excelsior news daily said the shootout took place near the intersection of Bulevar Hidalgo and Heron Ramirez. According to the report damage from the shootout included police vehicles and buildings of businesses nearby. A photo which appeared in the news report showed damage to a burning police vehicle. El Sol de Zacatcas mentions joint patrols, which are mixed Mexican Army and state police patrols, were involved in the shootout.
Chris Covert writes Mexican Drug War and national political news for Rantburg.com and BorderlandBeat.com