There was panic in the streets of the city as people tried to escape the shooting, carjackings and violence. There were various blockages on Avenida César López de Lara fro the south into the center of the city and also in the western area of the city on Avenida Revolucion, Eva Samano and the highway going to Anahuac, Nuevo Leon. The location of the third encounter was not disclosed.ĭuring and immediately after the armed encounters gunmen set up roadblocks within the city and seized cars, buses and tractor trailers from the population to block streets and hinder the movement of authorities. There was one other gunfight close to the municipal airport. One of the shootouts occurred in the Infonavt Fundadores neighborhood in front of the Autonomous University of Tamaulipas campus where at least 5 gunmen were killed according to unofficial reports. In the press release the Federal Government expresses its sincere condolences to the families of both civilians and the soldier killed in the clashes and stated it would commit all available resources to care for the civilian wounded. Unofficial reports stated that that up to 8 gunmen had been apprehended. The report did not indicate if any of the wounded belonged to the criminal group. Seven of the wounded, including 3 children, were in serious condition and the other 14 wounded were listed in stable condition. SEGOB also reported 21 civilians wounded. Nine of the dead were criminal gunmen, one was a soldier and two were innocent civilians. The city is reputed to be a stronghold of the Los Zetas criminal group and home to one of its top leaders, Miguel Angel Treviño Morales (Z-40).Īccording to SEGOB, 12 people lost their lives in the clashes that began during the late morning hours.

Nuevo Laredo, a city of approximately half a million inhabitants, is located across the Rio Grande from Laredo, Texas. A press release issued by SEGOB, Mexico’s Interior Ministry, Friday night confirmed at least 3 armed encounters between Mexican Army soldiers and gunmen belonging to an organized criminal group in various locations in the border city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas.

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