Story Created:
Mar 18, 2012 at 11:17 PM CDT
Story Updated:
Mar 23, 2012
The number of cassualites in Nuevo Laredo increased last night after a violent week that has led to more gunfights in the past 24 hours.
The sister city's official Facebook posted warning of the danger and today unconfirmed reports are claiming more deaths.
Last night's shootings across the border in Nuevo Laredo leave three armed men dead and a civilian injured; this according to reports posted on social media.
Reports of confrontations between armed men and Mexican Military and State Police in the Los Fresnos subdivision started coming in just before eight last night.
During the situation most of Nuevo Laredo's main streets were reportedly blocked with vehicles placed there by organized crime.
Avenida Reforma, Cesar Lopez de Lara, National Highway and others streets were blocked with buses and stolen vehicles.
Mexican authorities have not released an official statement about the reported shoot outs, but social media informs of three armed men dead and one civilian injured.
With this in March alone these last several gunbattles in Nuevo Laredo will have claimed the lives of at least 22 armed men.
