The attack against the director of the Municipal Police of Teocaltiche, in Jaliscoit happened at 7:58 p.m. on April 15 in front of sports facilities of that town, He reported the local prosecution.
Agent Ramón Grande, 50, and his wife, who It was injuredthey were attacked by a man who approached his vehicle and shot at least three timesthe entity said.
Last week, a Teocaltiche policeman was killed in his home, and in February, eight members of that corporation were Sequestrian together with the driver that transferred them to Guadalajara, state capital.
The remains of four of the agents They were found in plastic bags on a road days later.
After kidnapping, the state government assumed the control of the Teocaltiche police, accusing the institution of having been Infiltrated by organized crime.
In the region the Jalisco New Generation Cartelone of the most powerful criminal organizations of Mexico And what was it designated as terrorist by the United States government.
Since December 2006, when a controversial anti -drug strategy with the support of military troops was launched, the Homicide rate in Mexico tripled until reaching 24 per 100,000 inhabitants.
Mexico records more than 120 thousand missing people and Jalisco heads national statistics with more than 15 thousand cases.