People Take Shelter in Burger King Amid Gunshots in Mexico
Published Date: 10/18/2019
Source: VOA News
Social media video from the Mexican city of Culiacan shows people hiding for shelter in a Burger King while multiple gunshots can be heard during the violence that erupted, Thursday, October 17. Heavily armed gunmen waged an all-out battle against Mexican security forces Thursday as soldiers arrested — then reportedly released — a son of jailed drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman in his home state, Sinaloa. Security Minister Alfonso Durazo said soldiers on a routine afternoon patrol came under fire from a residence in the state capital, Culiacan. He said they responded by taking the house and detaining four people inside, including Ovidio Guzman, one of several sons of “El Chapo.” Some of his adult children reportedly have taken over some of the Sinaloa cartel since he was extradited to the United States in 2017. https://www.voanews.com/americas/mexican-troops-capture-chapos-son-gunfight-forces-his-release