# Nayarit Governor Denies Gang War, Confirms Two Dead in Tuxpan Shootout

Nayarit Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero denies gang war claims following a shootout in Tuxpan that killed two suspects.

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Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero confirmed that two suspects were taken to a Social Security hospital in Tuxpan and Santiago Ixcuintla dead. [^1]

On Sunday evening, security elements in Tuxpan, Nayarit, engaged in a shootout with a suspected vehicle, resulting in the deaths of two suspects and the recovery of stolen vehicles. [^2]

Alma Rosa Bahena Villalobos, a judge at the Michoacan Electoral Tribunal (Teemich), criticized the Tuxpan municipal government for evading court orders to pay five community officials on September 1, 2026. [^3]

The Michoacan Electoral Tribunal (Teemich) declared the municipal government's arguments regarding the impossibility of compliance unfounded on September 1, 2026. [^4]

Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero rejected a report from a Guadalajara newspaper claiming a territorial dispute over plazas in Nayarit, stating that only the law is being exercised. [^5]

Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero stated that no security personnel or civilians were injured during the incident. [^6]

The court ordered the mayor and the municipal treasurer of Tuxpan to comply with the incidental resolutions issued on July 23, 2026. [^7]

The Michoacan Electoral Tribunal (Teemich) ordered the Tuxpan municipal government to pay five community officials within ten business days, setting a minimum wage and a maximum cap based on municipal salaries. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero confirmed that two suspects were taken to a Social Security hospital in Tuxpan and Santiago Ixcuintla dead. (El Heraldo de México, News)
2. On Sunday evening, security elements in Tuxpan, Nayarit, engaged in a shootout with a suspected vehicle, resulting in the deaths of two suspects and the recovery of stolen vehicles. (El Heraldo de México, News)
3. Alma Rosa Bahena Villalobos, a judge at the Michoacan Electoral Tribunal (Teemich), criticized the Tuxpan municipal government for evading court orders to pay five community officials on September 1, 2026. (Quadratín Michoacán, News)
4. The Michoacan Electoral Tribunal (Teemich) declared the municipal government's arguments regarding the impossibility of compliance unfounded on September 1, 2026. (Quadratín Michoacán, News)
5. Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero rejected a report from a Guadalajara newspaper claiming a territorial dispute over plazas in Nayarit, stating that only the law is being exercised. (El Heraldo de México, News)
6. Governor Miguel Ángel Navarro Quintero stated that no security personnel or civilians were injured during the incident. (El Heraldo de México, News)
7. The court ordered the mayor and the municipal treasurer of Tuxpan to comply with the incidental resolutions issued on July 23, 2026. (Quadratín Michoacán, News)
8. The Michoacan Electoral Tribunal (Teemich) ordered the Tuxpan municipal government to pay five community officials within ten business days, setting a minimum wage and a maximum cap based on municipal salaries. (Quadratín Michoacán, News)

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