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[^2]\n\nLuis Enrique Barragán Chávez, alias 'R5', was reported killed on 2025-08-31 during an operation in Los Reyes, Michoacán, involving federal and state forces; state authorities said they were awaiting official confirmation. [^3]\n\nMexican security forces shot dead Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez, known as R5, and one other person in a shootout in Tocumbo, Michoacán, on Monday. [^4]\n\nA 15-year-old boy identified as 'El Nini' and Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez, known as 'El R5' or 'El Güicho', were killed during a military operation in Rodeo del Pinal, Michoacán. [^5]\n\nOn September 1, 2026, federal forces killed a 15-year-old suspected member of Cártel de Los Reyes in the municipality of Tocumbo, Michoacán. [^6]\n\nDuring the operation in Tocumbo, the suspected criminals attacked federal agents, resulting in the deaths of two aggressors, including Barragán Chávez and another presumed member of the criminal group. [^7]\n\nThe United States had offered a reward of three million dollars for the capture of Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez. [^8]\n\nLuis Enrique Barragán Chávez was formally charged in July 2023 before a federal court in the District of Columbia for drug and firearms offenses; the indictment was made public in 2025. [^9]\n\nThe US State Department established a reward of up to $3 million on 2025-08-14 for information leading to the arrest or conviction of Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez. [^10]\n\nUS Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) identified Luis Enrique Barragán Chávez as the chief hitman of the Cártel de Los Reyes. [^11]\n\nFederal Security Minister Omar García Harfuch identified Barragán as the leader of the Cártel de Los Reyes and the main coordinator of extortion against avocado producers in Michoacán. 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