Mexico Shootout Leaves 42 Drug Gang Suspects, 1 Officer Dead
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Violence erupted between Mexican federal forces and suspected drug gang members Friday in the western state of Michoacan, killing at least 42 of them and one police officer.
The showdown, in an area where the government has been cracking down on cartels, took place after police came upon a vehicle filled with armed passengers while investigating a complaint that a property had been seized, Mexico’s national security commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido said. The gunmen opened fire and police gave chase, entering the property they were investigating, Rubido said late Friday.