2015 Tanhuato–Ecuandureo shootout

Event in the Mexican drug war May 2015 2015 Tanhuato–Ecuandureo shootout Mexican drug war Michoacán en México.svg State of Michoacán within Mexico May 22, 2015 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. (approximate) Ecuandureo, Michoacán, Mexico 20.173219 -102.285197 inline,title dms Police investigationArmed aggression Stalemate 20px|Mexican Federal Police Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación logo 3.png Jalisco New Generation Cartel (suspected) 20px| Enrique Francisco Galindo Ceballos 20px| Monte Alejandro Rubido García Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación logo 3.png Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (suspected) 1 dead 42 dead On May 22, 2015, a three-hour shootout broke out between the Mexican Federal Police and alleged members of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) in Ecuandureo, Michoacán, leaving 43 dead. One of the fatalities was a Federal Police officer, while the others were suspected to be organized crime members. The confrontation started when the Federal Police spotted a suspicious vehicle on a highway in Tanhuato, Michoacán. The authorities had received information that one of the properties in the area had been overrun by criminals. Unconfirmed reports suggested that the CJNG leader Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho") was in the area. When they tried to pull over the vehicle, however, the men onboard opened fire at the police units. A vehicle chase ensued and the security forces made their way into a large, rural property where the shootout intensified. The Federal Police then called for ground and air reinforcements and neutralized the situation. The shootout is widely regarded as one of the bloodiest incidents in the ongoing Mexican drug war, which to date has taken the lives of tens of thousands in Mexico. According to the government, the shootout was one-sided because the security forces were better trained and equipped than the CJNG members. Critics, however, believed that there was a possibility that the incident was an extrajudicial mass murder. The Federal Police conducted tests at the crime scene and confirmed that the gunmen fired at the security forces and were shot from a distance. Mexico's National Human Rights Commission concluded their investigation in 2016 and stated that the Federal Police extrajudicially killed at least 22 of the 42 men. The police deny these findings. Shootout: initial incident According to Mexico's national security commissioner Monte Alejandro Rubido García es, at around 7:00 a.m. on May 22, 2015, agents of the Federal Police were patrolling the Autopista de Occidente, a highway that connects Guadalajara with Morelia and Mexico City, when they noticed several suspicious vehicles with armed civilians leaving a property close to the highway. The authorities were heading to a ranch property known as "Rancho del Sol" in Ecuandureo, Michoacán,The property was also cited as "El Sol" and "Rancho El Sol". A which borders the state of Jalisco, that they believed had been taken over by organized crime members on May 18. On the highway, the police tried to pull over the vehicle, but the gunmen opened fire at the police units and attempted to escape, initiating a vehicle chase. The gunmen then fled to the original destination of the authorities, the "Rancho del Sol" ranch, where other gunmen were hiding. Inside the property, the organized crime members exited the vehicle and started shooting at the Federal Police units. The other gunmen that were inside the property joined them. The Federal Police commissioner Enrique Francisco Galindo Ceballos es stated that the police asked for the gunmen to surrender through a megaphone, as part of the law enforcement protocol, but most of the gunmen ignored the request and continued the confrontation. Only three of them surrendered and turned themselves in. Reinforcements and wrap up Due to the intensity of the shootout, the Federal Police called for ground and air reinforcements, including a Black Hawk helicopter with additional troops. Initially, 41 Federal Police officers participated in the confrontation. However, they called for 60 more officers to join them in the operation. The gunmen managed to shoot and hit the helicopter at least three times with AK-47s and AR-15s. However, the troops shot back at them and the gunmen were not able to use their grenade-launchers and machine guns, which had the capability of shooting down the helicopter. The gunmen that were hiding in one of the property's warehouses were killed by the helicopter's artillery. Some of them managed to run away from the warehouse and attempted to shoot at the helicopter, but they were neutralized in open field. The night shift gunmen who were sleeping also joined the confrontation but were also killed in the exchange. The Federal Police believed that at least 60 or 70 organized crime members participated in the shootout, but that some of them managed to escape. In total, Michaocán authorities concluded that at least 2,000 shots were fired during the gunfight after they recovered the fired bullets from the crime scene. Over 1,000 more unused ammunition were found in the gunmen's possession. The shootout lasted at least three hours, mainly because the property was 112 hectares (277 acres) and it allowed for the gunmen to attack from various sides. 42 organized crime members were killed along with a Federal Police officer who was shot while aiding one of his comrades. Of the forty-two organized crime members killed, two of them were also former municipal police officers in Jalisco.Their names were Jesús Ricardo Vélez López and Édgar Ramírez Mayoral, and they were in the municipal police force in Ocotlán, Jalisco, for at least two years. A In addition, one Federal Police officer was wounded, while three gunmen were arrested. Eight vehicles, 36 assault rifles, a rocket launcher and several other weapons were seized by police in the shootout. Six of the vehicles, however, were consumed by flames that created a large cloud of smoke visible from a distance. The vehicles were burned because of grenades that detonated inside the warehouses where they were parked. Other reports suggested that the gunmen also had stolen fuel tanks close to the vehicles, and that they exploded during the shootout. Once the situation was neutralized, federal agents established several checkpoints in the border regions of Michoacán and Jalisco to tighten security and prevent the mobilization of organized crime groups. Aftermath and investigation In a press conference on May 22 in Zamora, Michaocán, Rubido García provided to the media the details of the shootout. Though he did not name the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) directly, he alluded that it was the group that was involved in the shootout. This was known because he stated that the group involved in the clash had its center of operations in Jalisco. In addition, the municipalities of Ecuandureo, Tanhuato, Vista Hermosa de Negrete es, and Yurécuaro, were areas where the CJNG operated. He also stated that the operative was part of Operation Jalisco, a government-led military initiative that began on May 1, 2015. One of the main tasks of the operative is the dismantling of the CJNG. The official version of the events states that authorities went into the property where the shootout took place because they believed it had been invaded by criminals. However, other unconfirmed reports stated that law enforcement had information that Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes (alias "El Mencho"), the leader of the CJNG, was hiding inside the property. Those reports alleged that "El Mencho" managed to escape when the Federal Police engaged with the first CJNG unit in the highway since the element of surprise was gone. Moreover, initial reports confused the setting with the rural community of Tinaja de Vargas in Tanhuato, Michoacán es Tanhuato de Guerrero; this was because Tanhuato and Ecuandureo are divided by the federal highway and thus easily confusable. This version was confirmed by Tanhuato's mayor José Ignacio Cuevas Pérez, who stated that the ranch where the shootout took place is visible from the regional highway and is known for growing alfalfa. However, he noted, the property was listed for rent before being overrun by criminals. Officials believed that criminals had taken over the property because of its strategic location; the ranch was isolated and provided easy access to the highway and other roads that connected the property to nearby villages. In addition, the large size of the property allowed for criminals to hide. The mayor of Ecuandureo, José de Jesús Infante Ayala, said in an interview that the municipal government had not received any property taxes from the ranch and thereby had no information about it or the owner, who local citizens alleged that lived in Guadalajara, Jalisco. The 43 corpses were recovered by the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) and the Forensic Medical Service of Morelia, Michoacán, for their formal identification. At least six vehicles were needed to carry the bodies from the crime scene to the coroner's office in Morelia. The recovery of the bodies began at around 11:00 a.m. on May 22, 2015 and lasted before dawn the following day. This procedure was done in accordance to Mexican law, which required every corpse involved in the shootout to undergo a post-mortem study. Once this procedure concludes, the family members of the deceased can reclaim the bodies. The crime scene was cordoned by federal agents in order to prevent anyone from going into the property and tampering with the evidence of the shootout. The coroner's office in Morelia was also guarded by law enforcement. That same day, the Federal Police carried out a large ceremony in memory of their fallen officer in Iztapalapa, Mexico City. They recognized the officer's professionalism, discipline, and service, and honored the fact that he died while aiding a colleague. Possible extrajudicial mass murder In terms of organized crime–law enforcement clashes in Mexico, the death toll was one of the biggest in the presidency of Enrique Peña Nieto (2012–2018) and in the Mexican drug war. Because of the one-sided casualty rate, however, several media outlets have expressed doubts about the official version of the incident. The government claims that the events resulted in higher casualties from the side of the CJNG because law enforcement was better trained and equipped. However, critics believe that it may be a result of a staged incident or extrajudicial mass murder. On social media, some people uploaded several photographs of the crime scene that they believed showed some discrepancies. The Federal Police, however, conducted tests on the corpses and determined that all the CJNG gunmen had gunshot residue (meaning that they used their firearms to attack the officiers), and that they were killed from a distance (meaning that they were not killed execution-style). Despite the Federal Police's conclusions, the CNDH decided to open an independent investigation and did not discard the possibility of a mass murder case. In August 2015, leading journalist Carlos Loret de Mola reportedly had access to the details of the investigation and published an article claiming that the killings were indeed extrajudicial. According to his findings, at least 70% of all the victims had a coup de grâce. He also stated that one of the victims did not have gunshot wounds and showed signs of a physical beating. As stated by other critics, Loret de Mola said that the corpses were moved around and that guns were planted next to them to resemble a shootout. This was apparently noticeable because some of the gun magazines were reportedly placed in incorrect models, and thus impossible to use during combat. In addition, given the corpses' state of decomposition, Loret de Mola argued that the shootout occurred between 4 and 5 a.m., several hours before the Federal Police reported that it happened. In August 2016, the CNDH concluded their investigation and stated that at least 22 of the 42 were killed extrajudicially. They said that the Federal Police killed 22 men, most of them from Ocotlán, Jalisco, and then moved their bodies to the scene in order to fake their deaths there. The CNDH believes that this attack was a retaliation from the Federal Police. They suspected that the men were involved in organized crime since Ocotlán was traditionally a base and recruitment hub of the CJNG. The Federal Police, however, denies these findings and stated that the police's response was proportionate to the aggression they received from the gunmen killed at the shootout. Arrests and legal actions The three detainees who surrendered and turned themselves in during the shootout were sent to the Office of the General Prosecutor in Michoacán for their formal declaration on May 22, 2015. They said they were natives of the state of Jalisco, but the municipalities where they were born, their names, and their ages were not revealed to the media that day. It was later confirmed that their names were Roberto Rafael Gutiérrez Rodríguez, José Eduardo Mares Lara, and César Jesús López Solís. They confessed that they had been recruited by the CJNG a few weeks before to sell drugs, carry out extortions, spy on law enforcement, and serve as foot soldiers in their confrontations against security forces. From there they were transferred to SEIDO, Mexico's anti-organized crime investigation agency, in Mexico City, before being taken to the Federal Social Readaptation Center No. 4 (also known as "El Rincón"), a maximum-security prison in Tepic, Nayarit. Federal authorities decided to carry out legal actions against the three for violating Mexico's Federal Law of Firearms and Explosives, which prohibits civilians from using weapons exclusively used by the Mexican Armed Forces. Identification of bodies On May 24, 2015, forensic specialists identified 28 of the 43 bodies. Some of the family members complained that the victims were facially unrecognizable and questioned the official version of the events. An unnamed state official from Michoacán who was not authorized to speak with the press confirmed that all the victims were male and between 25 and 45 years old, and that most of them were native of Ocotlán, Jalisco. Others were from the State of Mexico, Michoacán, Aguascalientes, Coahuila, Sonora, and Tabasco. By May 25, 36 bodies had been handed over to their respective family members. Two days later, 38 bodies had been identified. For the four remaining bodies, Michoacán state authorities carried out DNA tests to the family members in order to determine the identities. One of the four corpses, however, was severely burned and physically unrecognizable. Footnotes A References 30em Alzaga Ignacio Flores Erika Recién reclutados, los 3 detenidos en Tanhauto http://www.milenio.com/policia/Recien_reclutados-detenidos_en_Tanhuato-balacera_en_rancho_El_Sol-helicoptero_0_524347592.html 25 May 2015 Milenio 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525202149/http://www.milenio.com/policia/Recien_reclutados-detenidos_en_Tanhuato-balacera_en_rancho_El_Sol-helicoptero_0_524347592.html May 25, 2015 Castillo E. Eduardo Mexico officials stand by account of deadly ranch shootout http://bigstory.ap.org/urn:publicid:ap.org:89df48038b62483d85828ab5d07af835 25 May 2015 The Associated Press 25 May 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526054847/http://bigstory.ap.org/urn%3Apublicid%3Aap.org%3A89df48038b62483d85828ab5d07af835 May 26, 2015 Zamarroni Ulises https://news.yahoo.com/39-dead-mexico-clash-between-police-armed-civilians-184751506.html Intense gunfight kills 43 in troubled Mexico region Yahoo! News May 23, 2015 May 24, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524021448/http://news.yahoo.com/39-dead-mexico-clash-between-police-armed-civilians-184751506.html May 24, 2015 Beauregard Luis Pablo La batalla invisible del Rancho del Sol http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2015/05/23/actualidad/1432412113_724392.html 28 May 2015 El País 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150527072622/http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2015/05/23/actualidad/1432412113_724392.html May 27, 2015 Castillo Gustavo Martínez Ernesto Comisiones de derechos humanos indagan la muerte de 42 sicarios http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2015/05/24/politica/005n1pol 24 May 2015 La Jornada 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525021837/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2015/05/24/politica/005n1pol May 25, 2015 García Tinoco Miguel Federales matan a 42 delincuentes; repelen agresión armada en Michoacán http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2015/05/23/1025580 24 May 2015 Excélsior 24 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525014254/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2015/05/23/1025580 May 25, 2015 live Spanish Tres horas de asedio; 43 muertos en Michoacán http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/video-momentos-del-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato-1432350447 24 May 2015 Zócalo Saltillo 24 May 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150525015809/http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/video-momentos-del-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato-1432350447 May 25, 2015 live Spanish 42 presuntos criminales y un policía mueren en enfrentamiento en Tanhuato http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2015/05/22/se-registra-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato-michoacan 30 May 2015 Turner Broadcasting System CNN México es 22 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150529133848/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2015/05/22/se-registra-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato-michoacan May 29, 2015 Identifican a 38 de los 42 abatidos de Tanhuato http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2015/05/27/un-policia-municipal-entre-los-42-abatidos-de-tanhuato-2753.html 30 May 2015 La Jornada 27 May 2015 Spanish https://web.archive.org/web/20150823051141/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2015/05/27/un-policia-municipal-entre-los-42-abatidos-de-tanhuato-2753.html August 23, 2015 dead mdy-all Valencia Jaime Deja 43 muertos balacera en Tanhuato, Michoacán http://www.oem.com.mx/elmexicano/notas/n3815550.htm 23 May 2015 Organización Editorial Mexicana El Mexicano 23 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524080729/http://www.oem.com.mx/elmexicano/notas/n3815550.htm May 24, 2015 Mendoza Gardenia Jefe de Seguridad narra a detalle la muerte de los 43 en Michoacán http://www.laopinion.com/jefe-de-seguridad-narra-a-detalle-la-muerte-de-los-43-en-michoacan 25 May 2015 La Opinión 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526030422/http://www.laopinion.com/jefe-de-seguridad-narra-a-detalle-la-muerte-de-los-43-en-michoacan May 26, 2015 Shootout in Mexico leaves 40 dead in cartel territory http://abc7.com/news/shootout-in-mexico-leaves-40-dead-in-cartel-territory/736340/ 25 May 2015 KABC-TV 24 May 2015 Los Angeles live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524021511/http://abc7.com/news/shootout-in-mexico-leaves-40-dead-in-cartel-territory/736340/ May 24, 2015 Martínez Dalia Autoridades buscan evidencia en Tanhuato tras tiroteo y 43 muertes http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2015/05/23/autoridades-buscan-evidencia-en-tanhuato-tras-tiroteo-y-43-muertes 24 May 2015 Turner Broadcasting System CNNMéxico 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524193938/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2015/05/23/autoridades-buscan-evidencia-en-tanhuato-tras-tiroteo-y-43-muertes May 24, 2015 García Davish Francisco Alzaga Ignacio Tiroteo deja 43 muertos en Michoacán http://www.milenio.com/policia/Federales_abaten_a_42_en_Michoacan-enfrentamiento_en_Tanhuato-rancho_El_Sol_0_523147726.html May 23, 2015 Milenio May 23, 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524080434/http://www.milenio.com/policia/Federales_abaten_a_42_en_Michoacan-enfrentamiento_en_Tanhuato-rancho_El_Sol_0_523147726.html May 24, 2015 Castillo E. Eduardo Corcoran Katharine Mexico: 43 dead in 3-hour firefight on ranch in west https://news.yahoo.com/40-dead-firefight-ranch-mexican-official-says-235005011.html May 23, 2015 The Associated Press Yahoo News May 23, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524022337/http://news.yahoo.com/40-dead-firefight-ranch-mexican-official-says-235005011.html May 24, 2015 Descarta PF ejecución de 42 en Tanhuato, Michoacán http://diario.mx/Nacional/2015-05-25_d9c1c07a/descarta-pf-ejecucion-de-42-en-tanhuato-michoacan/ 25 May 2015 Diario de Juárez 25 May 2015 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526025847/http://diario.mx/Nacional/2015-05-25_d9c1c07a/descarta-pf-ejecucion-de-42-en-tanhuato-michoacan/ May 26, 2015 Los 42 muertos de Tanhuato habían disparado: Rubido http://www.milenio.com/policia/enfrentamiento_Tanhuato-42_muertos_Tanhuato-balcera_Tanhuato-Monte_Alejandro_Rubido_0_524347727.html 25 May 2015 Milenio 25 May 2015 Mexico City Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526004440/http://www.milenio.com/policia/enfrentamiento_Tanhuato-42_muertos_Tanhuato-balcera_Tanhuato-Monte_Alejandro_Rubido_0_524347727.html May 26, 2015 García Dennis A. Comisionado rechaza actuación extrajudicial en Michoacán http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2015/tanhuato-michoacan-rubido-galindo-1102511.html 25 May 2015 El Universal (Mexico City) 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526031540/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2015/tanhuato-michoacan-rubido-galindo-1102511.html May 26, 2015 Flores Érika Se dispararon 2 mil tiros en Tanhuato: procurador http://www.milenio.com/policia/dispararon-mil-tiros-Tanhuato-procurador_0_526747342.html 30 May 2015 Milenio 30 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150530094201/http://www.milenio.com/policia/dispararon-mil-tiros-Tanhuato-procurador_0_526747342.html May 30, 2015 Calderón Verónica Al menos 43 muertos en un tiroteo entre sicarios y la policía en México http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2015/05/22/actualidad/1432321892_368651.html 24 May 2015 El País 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150523224136/http://internacional.elpais.com/internacional/2015/05/22/actualidad/1432321892_368651.html May 23, 2015 Enfrentamiento duró tres horas y murieron 43: Rubido http://eleconomista.com.mx/seguridad-publica/2015/05/22/enfrentamiento-duro-tres-horas-murieron-43-rubido 24 May 2015 El Economista 22 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525013050/http://eleconomista.com.mx/seguridad-publica/2015/05/22/enfrentamiento-duro-tres-horas-murieron-43-rubido May 25, 2015 Castillo Mariano 43 killed in Mexico shootout http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/22/americas/mexico-tanhuato-michoacan-shootout/ May 23, 2015 Turner Broadcasting System CNN May 23, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150527001701/http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/22/americas/mexico-tanhuato-michoacan-shootout May 27, 2015 Mexico gang shoot-out leaves dozens dead https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32852767 23 May 2015 BBC News 23 May 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150522215956/http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-32852767 May 22, 2015 Martínez Dalia García Dennis A. Dos policías municipales, entre muertos en Tanhuato http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2015/policias-tanhuato-michoacan-1103421.html 28 May 2015 El Universal (Mexico City) 28 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150529052606/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2015/policias-tanhuato-michoacan-1103421.html May 29, 2015 Ex policías entre muertos de Tanhuato http://www.siete24.mx/dos-ex-policias-entre-los-muertos-de-tanhuato/ 30 May 2015 Siete 24 28 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150530120516/http://www.siete24.mx/dos-ex-policias-entre-los-muertos-de-tanhuato/ May 30, 2015 Becerra-Acosta Juan Pablo La batalla de Tanhuato: más muertos que armas ... http://www.milenio.com/firmas/juan_pablo_becerra-acosta/batalla-Tanhuato-muertos-armas_18_524527552.html 25 May 2015 Milenio 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525202424/http://www.milenio.com/firmas/juan_pablo_becerra-acosta/batalla-Tanhuato-muertos-armas_18_524527552.html May 25, 2015 Arrieta Carlos Enfrentamiento de 3 horas en Michoacán deja 43 muertos http://www.animalpolitico.com/2015/05/enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato-michoacan-reportan-al-menos-muertos/ May 23, 2015 Elephant Publishing, LLC. Animal Político May 23, 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524080851/http://www.animalpolitico.com/2015/05/enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato-michoacan-reportan-al-menos-muertos/ May 24, 2015 Castillo E. Eduardo Corcoran Katherine https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/05/23/fierce-gunbattle-kills-43-in-west-mexico-cartel-territory Many questions as investigators sort out deadly gunbattle that killed 43 on Mexican ranch U.S. News & World Report May 23, 2015 May 24, 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524181258/http://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2015/05/23/fierce-gunbattle-kills-43-in-west-mexico-cartel-territory May 24, 2015 Tanhuato, con el dedo en el gatillo http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/tanhuato-con-el-dedo-en-el-gatillo-1432473487 28 May 2015 Zócalo Saltillo 28 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525101312/http://www.zocalo.com.mx/seccion/articulo/tanhuato-con-el-dedo-en-el-gatillo-1432473487 May 25, 2015 Martínez Dalia Refuerzan seguridad en límites con Jalisco http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion-mexico/2015/impreso/refuerzan-seguridad-en-limites-con-jalisco-226334.html 25 May 2015 El Universal (Mexico City) 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526030355/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion-mexico/2015/impreso/refuerzan-seguridad-en-limites-con-jalisco-226334.html May 26, 2015 Castillo García Gustavo Martínez Elorriaga Ernesto Mueren 42 presuntos narcos en choque con fuerzas federales http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2015/05/23/politica/002n1pol 24 May 2015 La Jornada 23 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524194528/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2015/05/23/politica/002n1pol May 24, 2015 Autoridades buscan evidencia en Tanhuato tras tiroteo y 43 muertes http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2015/05/23/autoridades-buscan-evidencia-en-tanhuato-tras-tiroteo-y-43-muertes 24 May 2015 Turner Broadcasting System CNNMéxico 23 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524193938/http://mexico.cnn.com/nacional/2015/05/23/autoridades-buscan-evidencia-en-tanhuato-tras-tiroteo-y-43-muertes May 24, 2015 Autoridades Federales implementan "Operación Jalisco" http://eleconomista.com.mx/sociedad/2015/05/01/autoridades-federales-implementan-operacion-jalisco 24 May 2015 El Economista 1 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524213348/http://eleconomista.com.mx/sociedad/2015/05/01/autoridades-federales-implementan-operacion-jalisco May 24, 2015 Lohmuller Michael 'Operation Jalisco' in Mexico: New General, Same Police http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/mexico-selects-army-general-to-lead-operation-jalisco 24 May 2015 InSight Crime 6 May 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150522144910/http://www.insightcrime.org/news-briefs/mexico-selects-army-general-to-lead-operation-jalisco May 22, 2015 Celaya Óscar Ferrer Eduardo Balacera en la frontera con Michoacán; caen 42 sicarios del Cártel Nueva Generación La Jornada 23 May 2015 Spanish Castillo García Gustavo Martínez Elorriaga Ernesto Mueren 42 presuntos narcos en choque con fuerzas federales http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2015/05/23/politica/002n1pol La Jornada May 23, 2015 https://archive.today/20170528180725/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2015/05/23/politica/002n1pol May 28, 2017 live Spanish Riva Palacio Raymundo Raymundo Riva Palacio El secreto de Tanhuato http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/opinion/el-secreto-de-tanhuato.html 28 May 2015 Grupo Multimedia Lauman, SAPI de CV El Financiero 28 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528031523/http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/opinion/el-secreto-de-tanhuato.html May 28, 2015 Se cultivaba alfalfa en rancho donde ocurrió enfrentamiento http://www.milenio.com/policia/rancho_El_Sol_Michoacan-enfrentamiento_Michoacan-cosecha_alfalfa_rancho_El_Sol_0_522548051.html 23 May 2015 Milenio 23 May 2015 Mexico City Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524115818/http://www.milenio.com/policia/rancho_El_Sol_Michoacan-enfrentamiento_Michoacan-cosecha_alfalfa_rancho_El_Sol_0_522548051.html May 24, 2015 Ecuandureo fue donde ocurrió enfrentamiento, según alcalde de Tanhuato http://noticieros.televisa.com/mexico-estados/1505/alcalde-tanhuato-confirma-enfrentamiento-fue-ecuandureo-michoac/ 23 May 2015 Televisa 23 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524213207/http://noticieros.televisa.com/mexico-estados/1505/alcalde-tanhuato-confirma-enfrentamiento-fue-ecuandureo-michoac/ May 24, 2015 Ortega Yameli One-sided death toll in Mexico gunfight raises questions https://uk.news.yahoo.com/one-sided-death-toll-mexico-gunfight-raises-doubts-201615918.html#Pet1fEB 24 May 2015 AFP Yahoo News 24 May 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524194334/https://uk.news.yahoo.com/one-sided-death-toll-mexico-gunfight-raises-doubts-201615918.html May 24, 2015 Padilla Illiana Rancho el Sol, el predio 'fantasma' de Ecuandureo http://www.milenio.com/estados/rancho_El_Sol_Ecuandureo-edil_Ecuandureo_Jesus_Infante-enfrentamiento_Tanhuato_0_524947880.html 28 May 2015 Milenio 28 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528032641/http://www.milenio.com/estados/rancho_El_Sol_Ecuandureo-edil_Ecuandureo_Jesus_Infante-enfrentamiento_Tanhuato_0_524947880.html May 28, 2015 Investigators continue gathering evidence at shootout scene in Mexico http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/05/24/investigators-continue-gathering-evidence-at-shootout-scene-in-mexico/ 24 May 2015 Fox News 24 May 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150525021019/http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2015/05/24/investigators-continue-gathering-evidence-at-shootout-scene-in-mexico/ May 25, 2015 mdy-all Sánchez de Tagle Omar Arrieta Carlos "Nada más oía cómo zumbaban las balas", dice policía que participó en el enfrentamiento de Michoacán http://www.animalpolitico.com/2015/05/el-mayor-enfrentamiento-en-michoacan-un-misterio-no-hay-testigos-de-los-hechos/ 24 May 2015 Elephant Publishing, LLC. Animal Poliítico 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525054728/http://www.animalpolitico.com/2015/05/el-mayor-enfrentamiento-en-michoacan-un-misterio-no-hay-testigos-de-los-hechos/ May 25, 2015 Trasladan al Semefo los 43 cuerpos del enfrentamiento en Michoacán http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=405111 23 May 2015 Proceso 23 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524194105/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=405111 May 24, 2015 Blindan Semefo de Morelia por cadáveres de enfrentamiento en Tanhuato http://www.sdpnoticias.com/estados/2015/05/24/blindan-semefo-de-morelia-por-cadaveres-de-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato 24 May 2015 SDP Noticias 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525023309/http://www.sdpnoticias.com/estados/2015/05/24/blindan-semefo-de-morelia-por-cadaveres-de-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato May 25, 2015 Ride homenaje a policía muerto durante tiroteo en Michoacán http://www.milenio.com/policia/Policia_Federal-policia_muerto_enfrentamiento_Tanhuato-Tanhuato-Michoacan_0_523147850.html 23 May 2015 Milenio 23 May 2015 Mexico City Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524194029/http://www.milenio.com/policia/Policia_Federal-policia_muerto_enfrentamiento_Tanhuato-Tanhuato-Michoacan_0_523147850.html May 24, 2015 Sánchez de Tagle Omar Arrieta Carlos Sí hay testigos en Tanhuato: "no tuvieron oportunidad", la policía les disparó desde un helicóptero http://www.animalpolitico.com/2015/05/los-42-muertos-no-tuvieron-oportunidad-la-policia-disparo-desde-un-helicoptero-testigos/ 28 May 2015 Elephant Publishing, LLC. Animal Político 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528023727/http://www.animalpolitico.com/2015/05/los-42-muertos-no-tuvieron-oportunidad-la-policia-disparo-desde-un-helicoptero-testigos/ May 28, 2015 Archibold Ricard C. 40 Are Killed in Gun Battle in Mexico https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/world/americas/40-are-killed-in-gun-battle-in-mexico.html?_r=0 23 May 2015 The New York Times 23 May 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524070523/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/world/americas/40-are-killed-in-gun-battle-in-mexico.html?_r=0 May 24, 2015 Alper Alexandra Mexico gunfight kills 43 as government hits gang hard https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/23/us-mexico-violence-idUSKBN0O729M20150523 23 May 2015 Reuters 23 May 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150523061618/https://www.reuters.com/article/2015/05/23/us-mexico-violence-idUSKBN0O729M20150523 May 23, 2015 Ortega Yameli One-sided death toll in Mexico gunfight raises doubts https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/one-sided-death-toll-in-mexico-gunfight-raises-doubts/ar-BBkaQUX 24 May 2015 MSN 24 May 2015 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525054536/http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/world/one-sided-death-toll-in-mexico-gunfight-raises-doubts/ar-BBkaQUX May 25, 2015 Castellanos Francisco Ante el 'enfrentamiento' en Michoacán, las dudas http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=405131 24 May 2015 Proceso 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524233307/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=405131 May 24, 2015 Trejo Guillermo Tanhuato: ¿Ejecución extrajudicial o saldo de una batalla desigual? http://www.animalpolitico.com/blogueros-blog-invitado/2015/05/24/tanhuato-ejecucion-extrajudicial-o-saldo-de-una-batalla-desigual/ 25 May 2015 Animal Político 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525100734/http://www.animalpolitico.com/blogueros-blog-invitado/2015/05/24/tanhuato-ejecucion-extrajudicial-o-saldo-de-una-batalla-desigual/ May 25, 2015 Circulan en redes fotografías de posible manipulación tras enfrentamiento en Michoacán http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=405255 28 May 2015 Proceso 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528001723/http://www.proceso.com.mx/?p=405255 May 28, 2015 Hay evidencia de que fue enfrentamiento en Tanhuato: Enrique Galindo http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2015/05/26/1026044 28 May 2015 Excélsior 26 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528094950/http://www.excelsior.com.mx/nacional/2015/05/26/1026044 May 28, 2015 Todos los muertos de Tanhuato realizaron disparos: PGJ http://www.debate.com.mx/mexico/Todos-los-muertos-de-Tanhuato-realizaron-disparos-PGJ-20150527-0116.html 28 May 2015 El Debate 27 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528073623/http://www.debate.com.mx/mexico/Todos-los-muertos-de-Tanhuato-realizaron-disparos-PGJ-20150527-0116.html May 28, 2015 No se descartarán líneas de investigación en caso Tanhuato: CNDH http://diario.mx/Nacional/2015-05-27_e84eb1f4/no-se-descartaran-lineas-de-investigacion-en-caso-tanhuato-cndh-/ 28 May 2015 Publicaciones e Impresos Paso del Norte S. de R.L de C.V. Diaro de Juárez 28 May 2015 Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528073830/http://diario.mx/Nacional/2015-05-27_e84eb1f4/no-se-descartaran-lineas-de-investigacion-en-caso-tanhuato-cndh-/ May 28, 2015 Loret de Mola Carlos Nueva ejecución extrajudicial http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/entrada-de-opinion/columna/carlos-loret-de-mola/nacion/2015/08/5/nueva-ejecucion-extrajudicial El Universal (Mexico City) 5 August 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150809194329/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/entrada-de-opinion/columna/carlos-loret-de-mola/nacion/2015/08/5/nueva-ejecucion-extrajudicial August 9, 2015 live Spanish https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-police-idUSKCN10V04X?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews Police massacre on ranch leaves deep scars in Mexican town Diaz Lizbeth August 19, 2016 https://archive.today/20170827181829/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-mexico-police-idUSKCN10V04X?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews August 27, 2017 live Reuters Daniel Frank Jack mdy-all García Adán Declaran tres detenidos en Tanhuato http://www.elnorte.com/aplicacioneslibre/preacceso/articulo/default.aspx?id=547443&v=2&urlredirect=http://www.elnorte.com/aplicaciones/articulo/default.aspx?id=547443&v=2 25 May 2015 El Norte (Monterrey) 23 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526023306/http://www.elnorte.com/aplicacioneslibre/preacceso/articulo/default.aspx?id=547443&v=2&urlredirect=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.elnorte.com%2Faplicaciones%2Farticulo%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fid%3D547443&v=2 May 26, 2015 Declaran tres detenidos por enfrentamiento en Tanhuato http://www.animalpolitico.com/2015/05/declaran-tres-detendios-por-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato/ 24 May 2015 Elephant Publishing, LLC. Animal Político 23 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150524175341/http://www.animalpolitico.com/2015/05/declaran-tres-detendios-por-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato/ May 24, 2015 Mosso Rubén Autoridades: "Nunca hemos estado ni cerca de El Mencho" http://www.milenio.com/policia/Autoridades-cerca-Mencho-Nueva-Generacion-CJNG-PF_0_525547473.html 28 May 2015 Milenio 28 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528061502/http://www.milenio.com/policia/Autoridades-cerca-Mencho-Nueva-Generacion-CJNG-PF_0_525547473.html May 28, 2015 Detenidos en Tanhuato fueron reclutados recientemente por el CJNG http://www.etcetera.com.mx/articulo/detenidos_en_tanhuato_fueron_reclutados_recientemente_por_el_cjng/36957/ 25 May 2015 Etcétera 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526024658/http://www.etcetera.com.mx/articulo/detenidos_en_tanhuato_fueron_reclutados_recientemente_por_el_cjng/36957/ May 26, 2015 Rodríguez David Consignan a 3 presuntos miembros del CJNG a penal de Nayarit https://mexico.quadratin.com.mx/Consignan-a-3-presuntos-miembros-del-CJNG-a-penal-de-Nayarit/ 25 May 2015 Quadratín 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526043832/https://mexico.quadratin.com.mx/Consignan-a-3-presuntos-miembros-del-CJNG-a-penal-de-Nayarit/ May 26, 2015 Recluyen en penal El Rincón a detenidos por enfrentamiento en Tanhuato http://www.elindependientedehidalgo.com.mx/2015/05/278233 30 May 2015 El Independiente de Hidalgo 30 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150530094430/http://www.elindependientedehidalgo.com.mx/2015/05/278233 May 30, 2015 Martínez Elorriaga Ernesto Identifican a 28 muertos que dejó enfrentamiento en Michoacán http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2015/05/24/identifican-a-28-de-los-muertos-en-enfrentamiento-en-michoacan-8285.html 24 May 2015 La Jornada 24 May 2015 Spanish dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150525020735/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2015/05/24/identifican-a-28-de-los-muertos-en-enfrentamiento-en-michoacan-8285.html May 25, 2015 mdy-all Castillo E. Eduardo Relatives Doubt That 42 Men Died in Shootout on Mexico Ranch https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/relatives-doubt-42-men-died-shootout-mexico-ranch-31281943 25 May 2015 ABC News 25 May 2015 Morelia, Michoacán live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525203104/http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/relatives-doubt-42-men-died-shootout-mexico-ranch-31281943 May 25, 2015 García Dennis Familiares van a Semefo-Morelia por 42 cuerpos http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2015/familiares-van-a-semefo-morelia-por-42-cuerpos-1102408.html 24 May 2015 El Universal (Mexico City) 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525020552/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2015/familiares-van-a-semefo-morelia-por-42-cuerpos-1102408.html May 25, 2015 Mayoría de muertos en Michoacán procedían de Jalisco https://www.informador.mx/Jalisco/Mayoria-de-muertos-en-Michoacan-procedian-de-Jalisco-20150524-0055.html 25 May 2015 El Informador (Mexico) 24 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150525024246/http://www.informador.com.mx/jalisco/2015/593843/6/mayoria-de-muertos-en-michoacan-procedian-de-jalisco.htm May 25, 2015 Era de Sonora uno de los muertos en enfrentamiento en Tanhuato http://www.elportaldelanoticia.com/index.php/noticias/nacionales/965-era-de-sonora-uno-de-los-muertos-en-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato 8 June 2015 El Portal de la Noticia 7 June 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103134/http://www.elportaldelanoticia.com/index.php/noticias/nacionales/965-era-de-sonora-uno-de-los-muertos-en-enfrentamiento-en-tanhuato March 4, 2016 García Dennis A. Van 36 cuerpos entregados a familiares tras entrentamiento http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2015/34-cuerpos-entregados-familiares-enfrentamiento-1102570.html 25 May 2015 El Universal (Mexico City) 25 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150526031533/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2015/34-cuerpos-entregados-familiares-enfrentamiento-1102570.html May 26, 2015 Sin identificar, 4 personas abatidas en Tanhuato http://www.lavozdemichoacan.com.mx/238092/sin-identificar-4-personas-abatidas-en-tanhuato/ 28 May 2015 La Voz de Michoacán 27 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528032530/http://www.lavozdemichoacan.com.mx/238092/sin-identificar-4-personas-abatidas-en-tanhuato/ May 28, 2015 Flores Erika Toman muestras de ADN para identificar un cuerpo en rancho El Sol http://www.milenio.com/policia/enfrentamiento_rancho_El_Sol-Ecuandureo_Tanhuato-muertos_cartel_Jalisco_0_525547581.html 28 May 2015 Milenio 28 May 2015 Spanish live https://web.archive.org/web/20150528065947/http://www.milenio.com/policia/enfrentamiento_rancho_El_Sol-Ecuandureo_Tanhuato-muertos_cartel_Jalisco_0_525547581.html May 28, 2015 Category:2015 crimes in Mexico Category:Attacks in Mexico in 2015 Category:Battles in 2015 Category:Battles of the Mexican drug war Category:Jalisco New Generation Cartel Category:May 2015 crimes in North America Category:Organized crime conflicts in Mexico Category:Organized crime events in Mexico Category:Shootouts