Shootout in Tepic

Tepic, Nayarit - The State Police of Nayarit reported the gunfight between presumed sicarios, which occurred between the avenues of Laureles and Góngora in Tepic, that left a three dead and seven injured.

While most fled the scene, two gunmen died, two where injured and two were detained as they attempted to flee. The event in question occurred at 1200 hours when at least four armed men driving in a gray van confronted another group of presumed sicarios.

Of the bystanders injured, five out of seven are between the ages of 18 and 24 years old. Amongst them is Juan José Altamirano and his girlfriend Valeria Quiroga Mercado.