{"id":6024,"date":"2026-03-24T22:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/two-police-officers-gunned-down-in-html\/"},"modified":"2026-03-24T22:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T22:30:00","slug":"two-police-officers-gunned-down-in-html","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/westcoastaftershock.com\/wca\/2026\/03\/two-police-officers-gunned-down-in-html\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Police Officers Gunned Down in Villa Ju\u00e1rez, San Luis Potosi"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>By &#8220;El Huaso&#8221; for Borderland Beat<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Two Guardia Civil Estatal officers were killed in a torrent of gunfire in the town of Villa Ju\u00e1rez, San Luis Potosi yesterday morning. Authorities surged forces to try and locate the culprits, but were unable to find them.<\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjkJrVhMruYouH9vyVcx5bHqbRmiCGt8Vtv4lNFoa7d7D6WHVnbpPzZaNL2EIAivnn3iZT-MhhOKD6_-1jn-1clcuHZktokfQ-2W19R-o-dNCyO__oho8t3dgrUmGK768Vaw0McbfqJxfwWxlNcugeZx3Nlx6SHE07oxBLtSuyN0ZkbwQKqAENiXzPq8iwz\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"938\" data-original-width=\"1401\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjkJrVhMruYouH9vyVcx5bHqbRmiCGt8Vtv4lNFoa7d7D6WHVnbpPzZaNL2EIAivnn3iZT-MhhOKD6_-1jn-1clcuHZktokfQ-2W19R-o-dNCyO__oho8t3dgrUmGK768Vaw0McbfqJxfwWxlNcugeZx3Nlx6SHE07oxBLtSuyN0ZkbwQKqAENiXzPq8iwz\" width=\"320\"><\/a><span><a name=\"more\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">The two police officers were identified as Alejandro Ni\u00f1o Gonz\u00e1lez and Miguel \u00c1ngel Sanjuan Aguilar.<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\n<p>Photos of the their vehicle show dozens of bullet holes in from the front and the back. A recording by a local does not show the killing, but the audio captures hundreds of gunshots, some with automatic gunfire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" width=\"320\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.blogger.com\/video.g?token=AD6v5dyGkiydrHe6NL7e5sOE4bxDEWPD6chlLI9Z2SuzPvRdpUc3vrms_ZgoGb_ogwUjbWlflX98TsSWz2aOe3fSyg\" class=\"b-hbp-video b-uploaded\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiyDYuegu-4mr1csmwg_TsCDG961fE9rjeDHHTO6KZ9HBAyQ03MbjUapowkMD_xf9NqsNJLyii3fb13v1Jk_LnaMvyueG5_lL3yb_s5zCwQqJSg1_-2-2GDxHxVVd61bAZCl2LHPJUn1WBa3Q2nZ8xg5f4ZQKc2JwYWxXGFERKrEj4XtxFG6At5xvwexGma\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"417\" data-original-width=\"720\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEiyDYuegu-4mr1csmwg_TsCDG961fE9rjeDHHTO6KZ9HBAyQ03MbjUapowkMD_xf9NqsNJLyii3fb13v1Jk_LnaMvyueG5_lL3yb_s5zCwQqJSg1_-2-2GDxHxVVd61bAZCl2LHPJUn1WBa3Q2nZ8xg5f4ZQKc2JwYWxXGFERKrEj4XtxFG6At5xvwexGma\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjQM7z3OkmcxNgWjWpEgIPAzqM9U6JRZmO9OGfE-rWnfIQs9mUkpvMimD1VX4KXs8YVRpIlIYASJpxM79C3Iiwra25SpbBnulqStWMWMxcAw8LtGUR7p-w5HtyQEOnHOBDk2YXsoW-VcM28cXc07pUNtxlxv1kVTKBKujy3roHN0p-mEPN-oYYzse48Agwo\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-original-height=\"981\" data-original-width=\"1597\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/a\/AVvXsEjQM7z3OkmcxNgWjWpEgIPAzqM9U6JRZmO9OGfE-rWnfIQs9mUkpvMimD1VX4KXs8YVRpIlIYASJpxM79C3Iiwra25SpbBnulqStWMWMxcAw8LtGUR7p-w5HtyQEOnHOBDk2YXsoW-VcM28cXc07pUNtxlxv1kVTKBKujy3roHN0p-mEPN-oYYzse48Agwo\" width=\"320\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">Local government issued a warning about the presence of armed men to civilians, advising them to stay indoors.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">Including this event, three police officers have been slain in San Luis Potosi state this year, according to Causa en Comun, already surpassing the two killed in 2025.<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<p>Sources: <a href=\"https:\/\/pulsoslp.com.mx\/seguridad\/presunto-enfrentamiento-en-villa-juarez\/2030180\" target=\"_blank\">Pulso SLP<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thepuni26470896\/status\/2036207551763665054\/photo\/3\" target=\"_blank\">@thepuni26470896<\/a> Twitter, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RedLibreNoticia\/status\/2036442859641905392?s=20\" target=\"_blank\">Red Libre Noticias<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.causaencomun.org\/registro-de-policias-asesinados\" target=\"_blank\">Causa en Comun<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sanluis.eluniversal.com.mx\/seguridad\/comando-armado-embosca-y-asesina-a-dos-agentes-de-la-guardia-civil-en-el-municipio-de-villa-juarez\/\" target=\"_blank\">El Universal<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By &#8220;El Huaso&#8221; 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