Today Tuesday, December 24a shooting in La MercedMexico City (CDMX); The armed attack was against police officers and left one dead, who was allegedly member of La Unión Tepito.
According to the report of the Executive Secretariat of the National Public Security System, January to November 30, 2024 cut-offthey registered 1,529 homicides in CDMX751 of them were intentional.
Likewise, in the National Urban Public Safety Survey, in the Venustiano Carranza mayor’s office (where La Merced is located), the perception of insecurity was 45.5% in the third quarter of 2024 (July to September).
Shooting in La Merced today, Tuesday, December 24: One dead and three arrested after attack by La Unión Tepito on police officers
The Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) of CDMXreported a shooting in La Merced today, Tuesday, December 24after the attack by members of La Unión Tepito on police officers.
This was mentioned in a statement issued by the CDMX SSCwhere they narrate that the shooting in La Merced was the result of research work by the police to combat the organized crime of La Unión Tepito.
For the same reason, while they were watching the intersections of Zavala and Pradera streetsthe police observed a subject in an unusual attitude who was carrying a gun and who, upon noticing the authorities He fled in the La Merced Centro neighborhood.
The alleged member of La Unión Tepito He entered a neighborhood where he alerted 3 more subjects, who They attacked the police and they originated the shooting in La Mercedwhich led to a dead attacker.
Regarding the 3 other subjects from La Unión Tepitothey tried to flee after the shooting in La Merced but the police intercepted and detained them; 116 bags of cocaine, 54 doses of marijuana and 200 grams of crystal were seized from them.
After the shooting in La Mercedconfirmed the death of a member of La Unión Tepitowhile the detainees were sent to the Public Ministry, as reported by the CDMX SSC.
According to Jorge Becerril, the member of La Unión Tepito killed in the shooting in La Merced He was identified as José Luis N; the 3 detained (18, 24 and 29 years old) are:
- Yosimaro of Venezuelan origin
- Eduardo S
- Arturo D, both Mexican
Shooting in La Merced today, Tuesday, December 24, left one dead (Jorge Becerril via X)
Violence in CDMX: Shooting in a bar in Zona Rosa and 2 bodies found in Polanco in recent days
In addition to the shooting in La Merced today, Tuesday, December 24the CDMX It has been the scene of violence in different municipalities of the entity in recent days, as it was announced, they found 2 bodies in Polanco.
According to what is known, the two bodies were identified as Enrique, 72, and Alejandro, 49. They were found dead in a van in a parking lot in Polanco, Miguel Hidalgo mayor’s office, CDMX.
It was the sister of both victims who found the 2 bodies abandoned in CDMXafter not being able to communicate with them; Both had injuries although the type was not specified.
While at dawn on December 22, in the Zona Rosa, Juárez neighborhood of the Cuauhtémoc mayor’s office, CDMXthere was also a shootoutdue to the discussion between customers inside the El Bandazo bar.
Bar Bandazo in the Zona Rosa (Especial)