translated from Spanish: Uruapan Transit Police Is Killed

Uruapan, Michoacán.- An element of Municipal Transit was shot dead by subjects traveling aboard a van, who were shot high, but responded to shots, the fact was recorded in the Benito Juárez Causeway, located in this city of Uruapan , outside the restaurant “Mi Lindo Michoacán”, according to the information obtained by this means.
The event was on Monday. The deceased agent is Juan C., 35, transpired the officer riding a motorbike from his corporation and detected that a gray vehicle, with foreign plates, was driving at speed, then ordered the driver to brake.
However, the driver ignored and the individuals in the car with firearms made several detonations against the uniform, which fell to the ground and lost existence. The gatilleros escaped towards the free road Uruapan-Pátzcuaro.
The area was sheltered by the elements of Public Safety in attachment to the chain of custody. Subsequently, experts and ministerial agents of the Regional Prosecutor’s Office of Justice approached to initiate investigations in connection with the murder. The body was uploaded by ambulance forensic use to be taken to the amphitheatre.
As a result of the criminal event, an intense operation of state and federal forces in this region was unleashed in order to capture those responsible for the death of the local Transit police, but at the close of this note there were no reports of arrests.

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