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Officer Killed, Police Chief Injured in Oaxaca Ambush

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This morning in the state of Oaxaca a police cruiser on patrol was suddendly approached by a truck carrying several gunmen who opened fire on the officers inside the vehicle.

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#JaimeGUERRERO A municipal police officer died and the director of the Police of Pena Hidalgo was injured this morning after suffering an armed attack in the vicinity of the primary school “Heroes de Chapultepec”, confirmed the municipal president Israel Roel Ramírez Soriano in an official statement. According to reports from the Attorney General's Office, the attack [...] The post Armed attack leaves a police officer dead and the security direc…

The violent incident recorded on Monday morning in the municipality of Pena Hidalgo, which resulted in one injury and another death, reported Oaxaca’s Attorney General Bernardo Rodríguez Alamilla. The prosecutor detailed that at 10:30 a.m. the attack on the main road of the municipality was reported against the director of the Municipal Police and his companion another element, who were attacked on the motorcycle where they were traveling by fou…

An armed attack in Pena Hidalgo, Oaxaca, provoked the mobilization of emergency services in the area, due to the fact that the victims were elements of the Municipal Police; this happened. According to the first reports, the events occurred on Monday, when the members of the corporation were caught in the main boulevard near the Primary School “Heroes of Chapultepec” by a vehicle from which armed men descended. Related news: Explosion of Clandes…

An armed attack in Pena Hidalgo, Oaxaca, left a municipal police officer dead and the director of the corporation injured.

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COMMUNICATE Oaxaca de Juárez, Oax., on February 16, 2026. In immediate response to the violent acts recorded against the director of the municipal police of Pena Hidalgo, the Oaxacan State Security Cabinet reports that a strong coordinated operation has been deployed to locate and arrest the alleged perpetrators. From the first minute when the attack was reported, the emergency protocols and police reaction were activated.On instructions from th…

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TV Azteca broke the news in on Monday, February 16, 2026.
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