The municipal government of Tecpan asked its inhabitants to close their houses and not go out, after the armed clashes that were reported since Thursday morning in that municipality of the region Great Coast of Guerrero and that they would have left at least 16 dead.
Through a statement, the authority asked the neighborss “do not go out on the streets if it is not strictly necessary until further notice, to collaborate with the security forces and report any irregular situation.
The confrontations that lasted for several hours, left, according to the Secretariat of the National defense 16 people lost their lives: 14 hitmen and two police officers; In addition, there are three soldiers and four municipal police officers injured and 11 detained, due to the attacks in the municipal seat of Tecpan, as well as the towns of El Súchil, Vista Hermosa, San Jerónimo y Atoyac.
Around 4:00 a.m., it was reported that subjects blocked the bridge in Coyuca de Benítez with large rocks that they emptied with dump trucks and in front of the entrance to San Jerónimo they crossed a trailer stolen and set on fire by subjects who were heading to Tecpan in a caravan in double-wheeled trucks, armored in a traditional way and with logos of a criminal group MRS.
According to testimonies, the attacks began when the subjects attacked both modules of the municipal police with grenades and high-powered weapons.
The shooting caused panic among the population not only of Tecpan, but also of San Jerónimo and Atoyac, where shootings were also recorded that neighbors recorded and shared videos on their social networks.. Classes were suspended due to the violent events.
Around noon, Josué Barrón Sevilla, State Secretary of Public Security, announced that in a coordinated operation elements of the Army, the National guard and state forces to safeguard the population and restore order in the Costa Grande region.