Mexican villagers who killed 10 members of the notorious Familia Michoacana criminal gang will not be facing any charges after prosecutors ruled they had acted in self-defence. They were summoned to a football pitch where gang members opened fire on them. Ten members of the Familia Michoacana and four of the locals were killed in the deadly fight which followed. Among those killed was reportedly the leader of the Familia Michoacana in Mexico state, a man known as "El Payaso", Spanish for "the clown". One of them was abducted from the hospital where he was being treated for an injury sustained during the fight with the Familia Michoacana.

Source: The Star December 28, 2023 18:50 UTC