San Lucas Amanalco, Edomex: 7 Men Executed With Semi Automatic Rifles

"Sol Prendido" for Borderland Beat

7 men were executed in Amanalco, State of Mexico 

Seven men were executed in San Lucas, Amanalco municipality. They were traveling in a car and on a motorcycle, according to information from the Attorney General's Office of the State of Mexico.

The information indicates that of the seven victims; five were next to a red car, a Nissan Sentra with license plates from the State of Mexico in which they were traveling.

Another victim was inside the vehicle and the seventh dead was a few meters from the place, near a ravine; he apparently was riding a motorcycle.

Initial reports indicate that they were shot with AR-15 weapons. The car alone had more than 36 visible impacts. 

Municipal and state police, the Mexican Prosecutor's Office and the Secretary of the Navy arrived at the site, where experts are already conducting the respective investigations.

Collateral damage

The murder of the motorcyclist could be collateral damage; it is considered that he was shot when he was only passing through the place located about 100 meters from the Toluca-Amanalco highway, at the entrance to Rincón de Guadalupe.

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