An armed group broke into the municipality of San Miguel Totolapan, a small town in Guerrero, on Wednesday and shot dead at least 18 people, including the mayor of the town, Conrado Mendoza Almeda, and his father. , as confirmed by the state prosecutor's office cited by Milenio.
Valdovinos added that the attack, which occurred at 2:00 p.m. (local time) and left the municipal building full of bullet holes, cannot be attributed to the armed group Los Tequileros.
"At the moment we cannot confirm it."
The government palace of San Miguel Totoloapan, Guerrero, was attacked with bullets, causing the death of the mayor, Conrado Mendoza.
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The mayor's house would also have been violated.
His father, Juan Mendoza, was mayor of the same municipality and was attacked along with police when he tried to repel the massacre, according to the first reports.
The highway from Ciudad Altamirano to Arcelia, which is the access road to San Miguel Totolapan, in the Tierra Caliente region, remained blocked with several trucks, including a passenger bus and a trailer from a brewing company, according to the aforementioned media .
According to information from the newspaper El Universal, so far some 10 deceased people have been identified.
According to that medium, the incident also left three people injured.
"I condemn the facts"
The Government of Guerrero condemned the events through a statement and said that the State Attorney General's Office is conducting the respective investigations.
The governor of the state, Evelyn Salgado, lamented the fact from her Twitter account: "I reiterate that in the Government of Guerrero there will be no impunity in the face of the cunning aggression against the municipal president and officials of the City Council," Salgado assured.