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Ocotlán moves afternoon classes online after deadly street shootout

A municipal advisory urged residents to stay indoors as security forces searched for a vehicle that escaped, according to a Mexican television report.

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0:13Munguía says a stolen-vehicle response led to an attack on troops, a chase and a shootout.
0:26The reporter gives an initial toll: two suspected attackers killed, one suspect detained and one soldier lightly wounded.
1:36The reported weapons seizure includes an AK-47, a .50-caliber Barrett rifle and grenades.
4:46An injured woman appears in circulating footage; whether she was a passerby struck by gunfire remains unconfirmed.
7:25Burning vehicles appear in nearby municipalities, but their connection to the shootout has not been officially established.
9:59The municipal advisory urges residents to avoid the area and announces online classes for the afternoon shift.

Afternoon classes were moved online and residents were told to stay inside after a stolen-vehicle response escalated into a chase and shootout in Ocotlán, in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, Mexico's MILENIO reports.

Reporter Juan Carlos Munguía says Defense Ministry personnel responding to the vehicle report came under attack from suspected organized-crime members traveling in three vehicles. The pursuit ended with an armored Chevrolet Tahoe overturning near the intersection of Río Seco and Efraín González Luna streets.

Two suspected attackers were killed inside the SUV, one suspect was detained and a soldier sustained minor injuries, according to Munguía. The report says the soldier was taken to a hospital for treatment. It does not identify the detained person by name.

The broadcast also shows circulating footage of an injured woman lying on a sidewalk. Munguía says she may have been a passerby struck by gunfire, but that account had not been confirmed during the report.

Weapons recovered from the armored vehicle included a machine gun, an AK-47, a .50-caliber Barrett rifle and grenades, the reporter says. A Black Hawk helicopter joined state security forces in the search for another vehicle that had fled.

Footage of burning vehicles in nearby Tototlán and Atotonilco el Alto raised questions about possible roadblocks connected to the confrontation. The report says authorities were investigating, but no official link had been established.

Near the end of the broadcast, the anchor reads Ocotlán's public advisory: avoid the affected area, keep routes clear for ambulances and security vehicles, and follow official information. The notice also announces distance learning for the afternoon school shift while the security operation continues.