The theft of a taxi sparked a chase and shooting between police and robbers, this Sunday morning, in Missions of San Franciscoin the municipality of Coronango, Puebla; two people have been arrested.
According to reports, a taxi driver was violently robbed of his vehicle by a group of armed men, who fled the scene, leaving the rental car operator behind, who quickly notified other taxi drivers and emergency numbers of the situation.
The drivers organized themselves and began searching for their colleague’s vehicle. Shortly after, the police joined them, until they located the car and began to pursue it along different roads.
The criminals broke into Missions of San Franciscowhere, feeling cornered, they began to shoot at the uniformed officers, who repelled the attack and thus began a confrontation that alerted the local residents.
The thieves got out of the car and started running. One was arrested getting out of the stolen taxi. Another tried to escape by climbing through the windows of a house to reach the roof, but was captured thanks to the fact that the local residents told the authorities where he was.
The taxi was recovered, the driver, who was hit, was treated by paramedics and his injuries did not require transfer to a hospital. Police recommended that the victim go to the Public Prosecutor’s Office to file a robbery complaint against the two men arrested.
It was confirmed that there were four people who carried out the robbery of the taxi, but they fled in another vehicle and are wanted by the police. Police.