The victim had gone together with a partner to fulfill an arrest warrant; however, local residents attacked him.

An investigative police agent from Hidalgo died after being hospitalized for an attack at the hands of residents of Santa María Asunción in Tulancingo, where he had gone to serve an arrest warrant.

The person in charge of the Office of the Attorney General, Santiago Nieto Castillo, announced the death of Sergio Saavedra Torres who, he said, lost his life in the line of duty.

Through his networks, Santiago Nieto highlighted, "I am saddened by the death of our fellow agent from the Investigation Division, Sergio Saavedra Torres, attacked by a group of people in Santa María Asunción, Tulancingo de Bravo, in the line of duty."

As reported, the victim had gone together with a partner to fulfill an arrest warrant; however, the villagers gathered at the scene and prevented the arrest.

Through physical and verbal aggression they threatened to lynch them so they began to beat him, one of them managed to escape and ask for help; however, his partner was seriously injured.

Elements of the rescue forces and paramedics managed to enter the community, where they assisted the agent who had to be hospitalized urgently due to the severity of his injuries.

As a result of the blows, this day he died.

There is no person detained in this case, nor was the reason for the arrest warrant disclosed, which remains unexecuted.

Source : https://tulancingodigital.com/2022/10/26/linchan-y-matan-a-agente-ministerial-en-hidalgo/