Four dead following Nuevo Laredo shootout
March 28, 2011 7:50 AM
The Monitor
Four people were killed during a shootout between Mexican Military and alleged members of organized crime Sunday morning in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico.
The shooting happened shortly after 2 a.m. after soldiers tried to stop two vehicles carrying several men for a routine inspection, according to a news release from SEDENA, Mexico’s ministry of defense.
The victims, whose identities were not disclosed, apparently shot at soldiers, who “were then forced to retaliate.”
After the shooting, Mexican authorities seized two vehicles, six long guns, 74 magazines and 1,110 cartridges of various calibers, officials said.
