Sinaloa: Armed commandos engage in firefights in Navolato *Video and Graphic Content*

Original article available at Debate
Translated by El Wachito

Navolato, Sinaloa.- It was around 16:30 today Tuesday, when neighbors of Villa Juarez reported to the authorities that there was a firefight in several streets of the sector. 

A civilian captured part of the armed commando

 Authorities confirmed that rival groups engage in a firefight. The armed clash left 3 killed people, and one pregnant woman among the victims.

It was reported that the firefight started in two points of the city, one in Las Amapas over highway 50, which leads to the fishing camp La Puentes.

In the area of Quinta Bonita, the dead bodies of the man were left next to a black Ford, Explorer.

Photo of the convoy before the firefight. Notice that the vehicle at the front of the convoy appears in the vehicle with the mounted 50. cal

Over the same highway, but in south direction, the body of a pregnant woman was found outside a car repair shop; she was a victim of a stray bullet and died.

As a result of the firefight, several houses have been damaged. The neighbors claim that the firefight lasted for several minutes, where they witness how the armed commando shot their weapons from several recent model vehicles. The criminals were using tactical clothing, including bullet proof vests and frequency radios.

Another firefight was reported in Culiacan were 5 civilians were killed and 1 Mexican Marine died.

It was reported that between 6 or 8 dead bodies were stolen by the commandos that were wearing military clothes.

School was suspended in two schools and one high school.