A second captain of the National Guard died from a gunshot wound while being transported aboard a National Guard patrol vehicle on the Tepalcatepec-Aquila highway, near the Aquila lookout point.
The deceased was identified as Adán C. According to preliminary information, he was being transported to the 43rd Military Zone Hospital in Apatzingán to receive medical attention for injuries he had previously sustained to his forehead and one leg, apparently in a traffic accident.
According to the first accounts gathered by authorities, during the journey the official vehicle stopped alongside the highway, and the officers accompanying the captain briefly got out to provide perimeter security, while he remained inside the vehicle because of the injuries he had sustained.
Approximately five minutes later, the guards heard multiple gunshots and, initially believing that the attack was coming from the surrounding mountainous area, fired toward that location.
When they returned to the patrol vehicle, the officers observed bullet impacts on the vehicle and found the captain inside with a gunshot wound.
Information gathered at the scene indicates that the shots that struck the captain may have been fired from inside the vehicle itself, where a long gun was also located. One of the initial lines of investigation suggests that the officer may have caused the injury himself; however, this hypothesis must be confirmed through prosecutorial investigations and forensic examinations.
Personnel from the Michoacán State Attorney General’s Office arrived at the scene to process the evidence. During the investigation, various ballistic items of 5.56-millimeter caliber were found, both inside the patrol vehicle and at different points in the area.
Once the corresponding procedures were completed, the body was transferred for the legally required autopsy and other forensic examinations to precisely determine the circumstances and manner of the death.
Source: changoonga
