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9 dead in shooting in disputed region in southern Mexico
Original Publication Date: October 23, 2019 11:57PM
Publication Updated: April 19, 2025 2:43PM
MEXICO CITY – Nine suspected gang members have been found dead in an area of southern Mexico where two criminal organizations have fought over territory for years.
The bullet-ridden bodies of the nine men were found on a road Wednesday in the township of Zitlala, in southern Guerrero state.
Zitlala is near Chilapa, a township where the Rojos gang has been disputing control with a group known as the Ardillos.
Guerrero state prosecutors said the dead men appeared to belong to the Rojos gang.
Investigators found shell casings from assault rifles at the scene.
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