Police in Mexico City surrounded a community center attached to a church on Avenida 606 in the San Juan de Aragón neighborhood on Tuesday after an armed man seized at least one instructor and reportedly held a second person hostage. According to initial information, the gunman was a former gym employee who confronted an ex-colleague over his dismissal three years ago. The city’s Secretaría de Seguridad Ciudadana deployed patrol officers, negotiators and the Unidad Metropolitana de Operaciones Especiales. The area was cordoned off and a nearby public school was evacuated as a precaution. Authorities said no shots had been fired and no injuries were reported while negotiations continued to secure the hostages’ release.
Un hombre habría tomado por rehenes a dos personas en un centro comunitario de la San Juan de Aragón, en la alcaldía Gustavo A. Madero https://t.co/d3BEMbW9oz
😱 En la alcaldía Gustavo A. Madero, un hombre armado tomó como rehenes a 2 personas; reclamó que lo "corrieron" de un gimnasio que él mismo acondicionó 👇 https://t.co/RN8R1im3cv
🚨 ⚠️ La @SSC_CDMX informó que desalojaron una escuela pública, de manera preventiva, debido a la presencia de un sujeto armado, quien acudió a un gimnasio ubicado en avenida 606, en @TuAlcaldiaGAM, y amenazó a una persona debido a un conflicto laboral. https://t.co/WwZayDza6e