3 state police killed, 2 wounded in southern Mexico

MEXICO CITY – Mexican authorities in the southern state of Guerrero say three state police officers and three suspected gunmen have died in gun battles in the remote mountains.

State security spokesman Roberto Alvarez Heredia said late Tuesday that 15 state police officers were patrolling when they were ambushed Tuesday afternoon. Two other officers were wounded as gunmen fired on them from elevated positions in the mountains near Tlacotepec for four hours.

Earlier in the day, police had encountered gunmen near Tecpan de Galeana and killed three suspects.

Guerrero is one of Mexico’s most violent states. The mountains where the attacks took place are home to opium poppy growing operations.

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