The Navy Secretariat reported a shootout between members of the Federal Forces and alleged criminals in Tepic, Nayarit on Thursday night. The encounter resulted in 12 people killed – none of them members of the armed forces – including alleged leader of the “Beltrán Leyva”organized crime cell Juan Francisco Patrón Sánchez.
From #Nayarit #Mexico insane lookng footage of #helicopter #firing during a latenight #ops @Regran from @humberth93 https://t.co/JYOvfT21Zk pic.twitter.com/adpzvLaTIh
— Frank (@Franky_The_Kid) February 10, 2017
A statement issued by the Navy Secretariat informed that the shootout arose from a coordinated operation by the Federal Forces in pursuit of the alleged criminals who responded with high-caliber weapons. In accordance to Armed Forced procedures, the assault was quelled with dissuasive fire from a support helicopter in order to reduce civilian or military casualties.