Cartel hit squad brutally executes six police officers during their morning workout
dailystar.co.ukpolice officers arrived at a training area in Barrio de San Judas within the municipality of Calera, Zacatecas, and began working out on the morning of Wednesday, September 28.
At approximately 9.30am, a group of armed men entered the training area, carrying firearms and opened fire on the officers.READ MORE: Woman terrified after finding two beheaded corpses in middle of road on school runJust minutes later, according to NTR Zacatecas, Rafael Gonzalez, the police director, and the deputy director pulled up to the area in a vehicle when they were approached by the same group of men.Both of the men were also shot multiple times.
It is thought that at least five officers in the training area bled to death from the gunshot wounds they sustained.When emergency services arrived multiple men, including the police director and the deputy director, were found to still be alive and were rushed to hospital for treatment.However, Mr Gonzalez succumbed to his injuries while being transported, bringing the death toll up to six.
Three more are still in hospital receiving treatment for their injuries. The Governor of Zacatecas, David Monreal Avila publicly expressed his condolences to the families of the policemen.To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.He also instructed the various law enforcement and military agencies on the Security Roundtable to find the attackers so that "justice will prevail".
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