"El Huaso" for Borderland Beat
This afternoon, three Celaya police officers were attacked in two separate events, leaving two dead and the third wounded. 41 police officers have been killed in Guanajuato this year, the most dangerous state for police officers in Mexico.
First killing at the Centro de Integración Juvenil de Celaya |
In the first event, paramedics and municipal police responded to reports of gunshots in the Rosa Linda neighborhood of Celaya just before noon. They found a female Auxiliary Municipal Police officer slain by gunfire at a juvenile rehab center in the city of Celaya, Guanajuato. The police officer, identified as Maria Soledad “N”, dead with gunshot wounds on the floor of the security checkpoint of Centro de Integración Juvenil de Celaya, a youth criminal rehabilitation center.
Later that evening around 7:00 p.m., gunmen opened fire on a several Municipal police officers and civilians eating at a taco stand in Los Olivos neighborhood. Witnesses say the attackers drove around the area in several vehicles before attacking. Two police officers were hit, one fatally, along with three civilians. All the wounded were taken to a hospital and are in grave condition, according to AM Noticias.