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Five Officers Killed, Mother Dead, No World Cup Threat

6/11/2026

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Five police officers were killed and five wounded in an attack on the Moriela Police Department in Nahuatzen, Michoacan; authorities are searching for the assailants.
Makala Pendley was found dead from blunt-force trauma in Zinacantán, Chiapas; her seven children were rescued into protective custody.
Mexican officials say there is no security threat to World Cup visitors, while the U.S. Embassy coordinates the children’s return and the mother’s repatriation.

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Story summary

Five police officers were killed and five wounded in an attack on the Moriela Police Department in Nahuatzen, Michoacan; authorities are searching for the assailants.
Makala Pendley was found dead from blunt-force trauma in Zinacantán, Chiapas; her seven children were rescued into protective custody.
Mexican officials say there is no security threat to World Cup visitors, while the U.S. Embassy coordinates the children’s return and the mother’s repatriation.