MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – A shootout between two battling criminal groups in Mexico’s southern Pacific state of Guerrero on Thursday left 16 people dead, authorities said, as the country has been hit by a wave of recent violence.
Local police responded to the attack, leaving two officers dead and wounding four, Mexico’s defense ministry said in a statement. The National Guard also responded and three were injured. The remaining dead, 14 in total, were presumed members of criminal groups.
(Reporting by Lizbeth Diaz; Editing by Kylie Madry)
