7 Dead in Rural Mexico Clash Between Soldiers, Gunmen

Police remain at the site where the body of Rene Cervantes, advisor to Mayor Cesar Arturo Valencia, was found, in Aguililla, Michoacan state, Mexico, on March 11, 2022. Enrique Castro/AFP via Getty Images

MEXICO CITY—A shootout in rural western Mexico between gunmen and army troops killed seven people, including one soldier, authorities in Michoacán state said Tuesday.

The confrontation occurred Monday when an army patrol came under attack near the town of Ciudad Hidalgo, state Interior Minister Carlos Torres said.