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Mexico vigilante founder, 26 others arrested in 10 shooting deaths
Source: Reuters
Mexico vigilante founder, 26 others arrested in 10 shooting deaths
MEXICO CITY Sat Jan 3, 2015 5:31pm EST
(Reuters) - The founder of a vigilante group in Mexico's restive western state of Michoacan was arrested on Saturday along with 26 followers for their alleged role in 10 deaths during a shootout with a rival group last month.
Hipolito Mora and his followers clashed in mid-December with a band led by Luis Antonio Torres, alias "El Americano," a former vigilante leader turned rural police commander.
The shootout took place in La Ruana, a town about 150 miles (241 km) from Morelia, the state capital, leaving 11 dead, including Mora's son. Both men and 35 others were brought in for questioning in December.
A state judge said on Saturday that enough evidence pointed to the involvement of Mora and his men to go ahead with the legal process, noting that the bullets that killed some of the victims matched the caliber of arms used by Mora's group.
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MEXICO CITY Sat Jan 3, 2015 5:31pm EST
(Reuters) - The founder of a vigilante group in Mexico's restive western state of Michoacan was arrested on Saturday along with 26 followers for their alleged role in 10 deaths during a shootout with a rival group last month.
Hipolito Mora and his followers clashed in mid-December with a band led by Luis Antonio Torres, alias "El Americano," a former vigilante leader turned rural police commander.
The shootout took place in La Ruana, a town about 150 miles (241 km) from Morelia, the state capital, leaving 11 dead, including Mora's son. Both men and 35 others were brought in for questioning in December.
A state judge said on Saturday that enough evidence pointed to the involvement of Mora and his men to go ahead with the legal process, noting that the bullets that killed some of the victims matched the caliber of arms used by Mora's group.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/03/us-mexico-violence-idUSKBN0KC0KY20150103
