Benjamín Villarreal, former deputy director of the Municipal Police of Culiacán, is shot dead

On the afternoon of this November 22, an armed attack was recorded in a restaurant in Culiacan, Sinaloa where he died Benjamin Villarreal former deputy director of the Municipal Police. The offense occurred in Cafe ‘Finca La Esperanza‘, located in the subdivision Montebello.

Two of the former official’s companions, including a woman, also lost their lives.

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Villarreal, who was named deputy director in June 2023remained to date as an active agent, as detailed by the State Public Security Secretariat (SSP).

Until now, the Prosecutor’s Office of Sinaloa investigate the attack.

HOW DID THE ATTACK HAPPEN?

The authorities were alerted by an emergency call, received by the State Preventive Police, where it was announced that shots were fired inside the business. Once security elements arrived, it was found that three people (two men and a woman) were dead with several gunshot wounds.

According to the first information, several armed individuals forcibly entered the restaurant, located in one of the most exclusive areas of Culiacán, and went directly to the table where the former police chief was, in the company of a man and a woman. , whose identities have not yet been revealed.

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According to the information disclosed by the SSP Benjamín Villarreal, was on his day of rest, so apparently he was not carrying his weapons.