Roberto Alvarez Heredia, spokesman for the State Coordination for the Construction of Peace in Guerrero, explained that the events occurred around 3:00 pm on the road that leads to Hueycantenango, where according to versions of townspeople a group of armed civilians confronted another armed group who call themselves community police.   

Community policemen faced gunshots this Sunday on the road that leads to the community of Paraíso de Tepila, municipality of Chilapa, Guerrero, and left 10 people dead and two injured.

In a statement, he said that the State Police received the report, its elements came to the site with the support of military personnel. When they arrived at the scene, they found two trucks that were hit with multiple shots from a firearm and inside the vehicles found 10 dead bodies.