Mexican villagers who killed extortionists 'acted in self-defence'
Source: BBC
Mexican villagers who killed extortionists 'acted in self-defence'
28 December 2023
By Vanessa Buschschlüter
BBC News
Mexican villagers who killed 10 members of the notorious Familia Michoacana criminal gang will not be facing any charges after prosecutors ruled they had acted in self-defence.
Prosecutors said that the residents of Texcapilla had come "under constant threat" from the gang, which had tried to extort money from farmers.
They were summoned to a football pitch where gang members opened fire on them.
But they fought back with weapons including shotguns and machetes.
Ten members of the Familia Michoacana and four of the locals were killed in the deadly fight which followed. Seven more people were injured.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-67833070
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