El Chapo’s Son Freed by Mexican Officials After Gun Battles

Mexican drug trafficker Joaquin Guzman Loera (el Chapo Guzman), is escorted by marines as he is presented to the press in Mexico City on Feb. 22, 2014. Alfredo Estrella/AFP/Getty Images

Mexican officials released the son of drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman to “protect lives” after Sinaloa cartel gunmen began opening fire and patrolling the streets of a city.

Ovidio Guzman Lopez was detained by Mexican authorities after troops raided a home in Culiacan.