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The 2009 Guanajuato and Hidalgo shootings were several shootouts that occurred on August 6, 2009, in Mexico between police and gunmen resulting in the seizure by police of 1.2 million pesos (more than $92,000), cocaine, assault rifles, police uniforms, bulletproof vests, handcuffs, hand grenades, and a variety of other military weapons.^[1]

At the time of one of the incidents, Hidalgo state police had been searching for federal agents who had been reported missing. The federal agents were found in the Mineral de la Reforma municipality of Hidalgo alive and well. Acting on a tip, police stopped four trucks carrying the assailants, who opened fire on police and fled. Upon pursuing the suspects, a firefight erupted which lasted 20 minutes. Over a dozen people were killed and 22 injured including several police agents in Pachuca, the capital of the Mexican state of Hidalgo.^[1]

In Guanajuato state, the cities of Silao and Irapuato suffered grenade and heavy-weapon attacks on police stations which killed a bystander, one police officer and injured 18 others.^[1] The police station in Silao was attacked with hand grenades, an AK-47, a 7.62×39mm caliber rifle and an AR-15 killing two and injuring ten people. In the city of La Calera, nine cartel suspects were killed. In the city of Ciudad Juárez in the Mexican state of Chihuahua, gunmen shot and killed a police investigator later that night.^[1]

There were similar assaults on police stations in July 2009 in several Michoacán state cities by the La Familia Michoacana drug cartel seeking retaliation after Mexican federal police arrested one of their top drug cartel leaders. The Mexican Drug War, which began at the end of 2006, has seen more than 10,000 fatalities, about 10% of these police officials.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e At least 14 killed in Mexico attacks, CNN News, August 7, 2009, retrieved 2009-08-07
^ Associated Press (August 7, 2009), Shootouts between police, gunmen in central Mexico leave at least a dozen dead, Star Tribune, archived from the original on August 13, 2009, retrieved 2009-08-07
^ Associated Press (August 7, 2009), Shootouts in Mexico leave at least 11 dead, archived from the original on August 13, 2009, retrieved 2009-08-07

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[MexicoAttacksHidalgo-1] At least 14 killed in Mexico attacks, CNN News, August 7, 2009, retrieved 2009-08-07

[Central_Mexico-2] Associated Press (August 7, 2009), Shootouts between police, gunmen in central Mexico leave at least a dozen dead, Star Tribune, archived from the original on August 13, 2009, retrieved 2009-08-07

[Shootouts-3] Associated Press (August 7, 2009), Shootouts in Mexico leave at least 11 dead, archived from the original on August 13, 2009, retrieved 2009-08-07

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-On Thursday, August 6, 2009, several shootouts occurred in [[Mexico]] between police and gunmen resulting in the seizure of 1.2 million [[peso|pesos]] (more than [[United States dollar|$]]92,000), [[cocaine]], [[assault rifle]]s, police uniforms, bullet proof vests, handcuffs, [[hand grenade]]s, and a variety of other military weapons.<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo"/>
+{{Campaignbox Mexican Drug War}}
+The '''2009 Guanajuato and Hidalgo shootings''' were several shootouts that occurred on August 6, 2009, in Mexico between police and gunmen resulting in the seizure by police of 1.2 million [[peso]]s (more than $92,000), [[cocaine]], [[assault rifle]]s, police uniforms, [[bulletproof vests]], [[handcuff]]s, [[hand grenade]]s, and a variety of other military weapons.<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo"/>
-Hidalgo state police were searching for federal agents who were found in the [[Mineral de la Reforma]] municipality of Hidalgo alive and well.  Police stopped four trucks in the area which resulted in a firefight erupted which lasted 20 minutes as cartel suspects fled the scene.  Over a dozen were left dead and 22 injured including several police agents in [[Pachuca, Hidalgo|Pachuca]], the capital of the [[Mexico|Mexican]] [[States of Mexico|state]] of [[Hidalgo (Mexico)|Hidalgo]].<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo"/>
-In [[Guanajuato]] state, the cities of [[Silao]] and [[Irapuato, Guanajuato|Irapuato]] suffered grenade and artillery shootout killing an innocent bystander, one police officer and injuring 18 others.<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo"/>  The police station in Silao was attached by hand grenades, [[AK-47]] [[selective fire]], [[gas operated]] [[7.62x39mm|7.62mm]] [[assault rifle]] and [[AR-15|R-15]] [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[rifles]] killing two people and placing ten in the hospital.  In the city of La Calera, nine cartel suspects were killed.  In the city of [[Ciudad Juárez]] in the [[Mexican state]] of [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], gunmen shot and killed a police investigator Thursday night.<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo"/>
+At the time of one of the incidents, Hidalgo state police had been searching for [[Federal government of Mexico|federal]] agents who had been reported missing. The federal agents were found in the [[Mineral de la Reforma]] municipality of Hidalgo alive and well.  Acting on a tip, police stopped four trucks carrying the assailants, who opened fire on police and fled. Upon pursuing the suspects, a firefight erupted which lasted 20 minutes.  Over a dozen people were killed and 22 injured including several police agents in [[Pachuca, Hidalgo|Pachuca]], the capital of the Mexican [[States of Mexico|state]] of [[Hidalgo (Mexico)|Hidalgo]].<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo"/>
-There was a similar uprising against multiple Mexican cities and police stations in July by the [[La Familia Michoacana (drug cartel)|La Familia Michoacana drug cartel]] seeking retaliation after Mexican federal police arrested top leaders of their drug cartel.  The [[Mexican Drug War]] which began at the [[Timeline of the Mexican Drug War|end of 2006]], has seen 10,000 fatalities, about 10% of these have been police officials.<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo">{{Citation
+In [[Guanajuato]] state, the cities of [[Silao]] and [[Irapuato, Guanajuato|Irapuato]] suffered grenade and heavy-weapon attacks on police stations which killed a bystander, one police officer and injured 18 others.<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo"/>  The police station in Silao was attacked with hand grenades, an [[AK-47]], a [[7.62×39mm]] [[caliber]] [[rifle]] and an [[AR-15]] killing two and injuring ten people.  In the city of La Calera, nine cartel suspects were killed.  In the city of [[Ciudad Juárez]] in the [[Mexican state]] of [[Chihuahua (state)|Chihuahua]], gunmen shot and killed a police investigator later that night.<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo"/>
+There were similar assaults on police stations in July 2009 in several [[Michoacán]] state cities by the [[La Familia Michoacana (drug cartel)|La Familia Michoacana drug cartel]] seeking retaliation after Mexican federal police arrested one of their top drug cartel leaders. The [[Mexican Drug War]], which began at the [[Timeline of the Mexican Drug War|end of 2006]], has seen more than 10,000 fatalities, about 10% of these police officials.<ref name="MexicoAttacksHidalgo">{{Citation
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   | last = Associated Press
   | title = Shootouts in Mexico leave at least 11 dead
+| date = August 7, 2009
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 ==See also==
-*[[Mexican Drug War]]
 *[[Timeline of the Mexican Drug War]]
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-[[Category:2008 in Mexico]]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Guanajuato and Hidalgo shootings}}
-[[Category:Conflicts in 2008]]
-[[Category:Timelines of military conflicts since 1945]]
+[[Category:2009 crimes in Mexico]]
-[[Category:Mexican Drug War]]
+[[Category:Conflicts in 2009]]
+[[Category:Spree shootings in Mexico]]
+[[Category:Battles of the Mexican drug war]]
+[[Category:Crime in Guanajuato]]
+[[Category:Hidalgo (state)]]
+[[Category:21st century in Guanajuato]]
+[[Category:21st century in Hidalgo (state)]]
+[[Category:August 2009 events in Mexico]]
+[[Category:Organized crime events in Mexico]]
+[[Category:La Familia Michoacana]]
+[[Category:Crime in Hidalgo (state)]]
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+{{Mexico-hist-stub}}
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