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Three shootouts between elements of the Mexican Army and armed suspects claimed the lives of 12 suspects, according to Mexican press accounts.
- In northern Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, an army detachment on patrol encountered a two vehicle convoy, which was signalled to stop. Instead, suspects aboard the vehicles opened fired on soldiers. Army return fire killed four suspects. The encounter took place late on the night of March 27th near the intersection of calle Coahuila and 20 de Noviembre in the Guerrero colony. Seized in the aftermath were the two vehicles, six rifles, 74 weapons magazines and 1,100 rounds of ammunition.
- In Escobedo, Nuevo Leon, a Mexican Army unit encountered a six vehicle convoy carrying several armed suspects late last Tuesday night in the Las Malvinas colony. Reports say the suspects opened fire on the army unit as soon as they were seen, sparking a firefight which lasted about 40 minutes. The battle was concentrated mainly on calle Cerro del Topo, but spanned several colonies. Three armed suspects were killed and an unidentified woman died in the crossfire. A fifth suspect was found dead aboard a Chevrolet Camaro near the intersection of Avenida Abasolo and Calle SerafÃÂn Peña. Presumably, the deceased in the Camaro was part of the convoy initially encountered by the Mexican Army.
- In Guadalupe, Nuevo Leon early Thursday morning a Mexican Army detachment fought a brief gun battle with armed suspects killing four. The unit was on patrol near the corner of Avenida Pablo Livas and Serafin Peña in the Guadalupe Victoria colony when armed suspects aboard a Dodge neon and a Jeep Cherokee fired on the soldiers. As elements of the army unit returned fire, the Jeep fled from the scene. The four suspects killed in the gunfight still had their AR-15 assault rifles in their hands when they died. Radio equipment as well as munitions were seized following the shooting.
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