At least 18 killed in an armed attack in the Mexican state of Guerrero

A shooting in the Mexican town of San Miguel Totolapán, in the southern state of Guerrero, has resulted in the death of 18 people, including the mayor of the municipality, according to police sources.

An armed group known as 'Los Tequileros' has carried out three simultaneous attacks on the homes of the mayor of San Miguel Totolapán, Conrado Mendoza, his father and former mayor of the municipality, Juan Mendoza, as well as an assault on the town hall building, where they have 17 people died, as reported by 'El Universal'.

In the attack on the town hall, a group of at least 15 heavily armed men violently entered the facilities of the San Miguel Totolapán town hall, from where the gang began shooting at the public building.

After that, seven municipal policemen who were guarding the property and who initially repelled the attack by 'Los Tequileros', have finally been fatally wounded with shots from AR-15 and AK-47 assault rifles, according to what the aforementioned has learned. daily.

The rest of the people killed were city hall workers. Also, in addition to the dead, three people have been injured in the attack on the public building and have been taken to a medical center by helicopter.

Simultaneously, other members of this group have attacked the home of the mayor of the town and that of his father, without being able to confirm so far the aggression or death of more civilians in both attacks.

During the attack, a blockade was registered on one of the main roads that give access to the town. With the help of buses and strategically placed cargo trucks, the entry of more security forces has been prevented, 'El Sol de México' has collected.

Before the attack, a video circulated on social networks in which the criminal group 'Los Tequileros' announced their return for the struggle of the municipality of San Miguel Totolapán.

This group was believed to have disappeared since 2018, when a confrontation and the death of the leader of that criminal group were reported and to whom extortions, dozens of murders and kidnappings have been attributed, as reported by 'El Sol de México'.