Mexican federal police officers allegedly shoot at Juárez cops

By Marisela Ortega Lozano/El Paso Times
Posted: 07/11/2011 01:00:13 PM MDT

Two Mexican federal police officers were arrested early Saturday after they allegedly shot at Juárez municipal police officers during a chase, Juárez authorities said.

The suspects also forced their way into a taxi, forcing the driver to flee the scene, officials said.

The incident took place outside Squere Bar, near Tecnológico Ave. and Aguirre Laredo Street, in the Villahermosa neighborhood. The incident began when two suspects, who later identified themselves as federal police officers, opened fired against the nightclub and tried to flee the scene in a taxi cab, a Juárez police spokesperson said.

When Juárez cops tried to stop the taxicab, both passengers allegedly shot at the officers, hitting police patrol car's windshield, official said. Juárez police arrested Roberto César Márquez San Vicente and Miguel Ã