translated from Spanish: 5 die in shoot-and-head clash in Tangamandapio, Michoacán

Santiago Tangamandapio, Michoacán.- During the early hours of Thursday there was a confrontation between suspected members of rival crime groups, in this demarcation of Tangamandapio, which left as balance five suspected gunmen lifeless, as well as a van with reports of theft was secured.
The facts were known to have been residents of the Los Laureles community, who s requested the support of security corporations, as they meant that strong firearm detonations were heard.
Therefore, the elements of the Michoacán Police of this municipality were immediately coordinated, as well as Jacona, Ting-indin and the Zamora Police Station to move to that population.
After taking tours on the terrace road from the community of Los Laureles to Tarecuato they located a Hyundai-branded truck, type Crete, model 2021, white, without plates, in which there was a lifeless man, as well as on the side of the unit located two other deceased.
As they continued the journeys about 100 meters away they found two other male men lifeless all with gunshot injuries, so they delimited the area under the corresponding chain-of-custody protocols.

Staff from the Pericial Services and Crime Scene Unit arrived at the site, which was tasked with rigorous diligence, and the bodies were also transferred to the Zamora morgue for the corresponding studies pending their debits.
For its part, the Attorney General’s Office of the State of Michoacán (FGE) reported in a press release that it “initiated a Research Folder in relation to events recorded during the early hours of Thursday in the municipality of Tangamandapio, where the lifeless bodies of five male people were located”.
“It was around 2:40 a.m. today that staff from the Specialized Crime Scene Unit (UECS) received the report that, in los Laureles, belonging to the municipality, the lifeless bodies of five men were located, so he immediately moved to the scene to carry out the first investigations.”
“Upon arriving at the location, the multidisciplinary team observed a recent model Hyundai vehicle with a theft report, and on one side located the bodies of two men between the ages of 25 and 30, while inside the unit was the body of a man between the ages of 30 and 35.”

“Also, meters ahead were located the bodies of two more victims, one between 20 and 25 years of age, and another between 18 and 23 years old; they all had gun projectile wounds, so they were transferred to the Forensic Medical Service to practice law necropsy.”
“The FGE continues with investigations to establish the circumstances of the facts, as well as their full clarification.”

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