Ambush Leaves Five Police Officers Dead and Five Injured in Nahuatzen

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Five police officers killed and five wounded: official toll of an ambush on Michoacán Civil Guard officers in Nahuatzen

The Michoacán Secretariat of Public Security (SSP) officially reported that five Civil Guard officers were killed and another five injured in an ambush carried out this Thursday afternoon in the Nahuatzen region.

The incident occurred around 3:00 p.m., when a group of officers requested backup following an attack by suspected members of a criminal cell using high-caliber weaponry.

The attack took place near the community of La Mojonera, on the road connecting the municipalities of Nahuatzen and Zacapu.

Following the report, police units from nearby municipalities, Civil Guard personnel, and federal forces mobilized to the area to respond to the emergency.

Upon arrival, security forces found five officers dead and several others wounded in the armed attack.

The injured were transported to various hospitals in the region for medical treatment, while emergency response and security operations continue in the area. Concurrently, state and federal authorities launched a ground and air operation to locate and apprehend those responsible for the attack.