President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said the shootings came in response to the arrest of a cartel leader, but did not elaborate.
CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico — Gunfire broke out across the Mexican border city of Nuevo Laredo early Monday, prompting the cancellation of classes and an advisory from the U.S. Consulate to shelter in place.
A military officer who was not authorized to be quoted by name said the suspect was a leader of the Northeast cartel's infamous “Troops of Hell” squad of killers. That squad acts as an enforcement arm of the cartel and has often tangled with law enforcement and military forces. Bus services stopped running, Mayor Carmen Lilia Canturosas reported, “due to the situation in the city.” She reported “risk situations at different points in the city.”
It was the second time this year that Nuevo Laredo has been hit by cartel violence after a capo's arrest.
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